The Editor,
On Sept. 17, the “Fall Home Preview” section of the Vancouver Sun provided a startling artist’s perspective rendering of the redevelopment of Lougheed SkyTrain station precinct in Burnaby similar to the ad wrapped around the Sept. 23 edition of The Tri-City News.
The illustration showed about 20 mixed use towers jutting 40-60 storeys into the sky.
With the Evergreen Extension to start operation late this year, can the residents of the Tri-Cities expect a similar vision for the new transit stations in their communities?
Or is it time for a new style of transit-oriented redevelopment? For example, many Canadians travel to Paris, Amsterdam and Dubrovnik to enjoy a European-style of urbanism. I suggest that the SkyTrain stations in Port Moody should be redeveloped in a more European style in order to maintain the city’s small-town feel.
D.B. Wilson, Port Moody
AND THE TRAFFIC...
The Editor,
Re. “If you think traffic is bad now in area of Austin/North…” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Sept. 23).
I agree totally with letter writer Brian Robinson’s comments on the planned development of 23 highrises as eventual residences for 20,000 people in the North Road and Austin area.
Are they kidding us? This is beyond crazy. We have 10,000 people moving into Burquitlam and now 20,000 into Lougheed Mall area.
That’s just grand for Burnaby’s tax base but what does Coquitlam get for it? Traffic gridlock, SkyTrain gridlock.
I work in Burnaby, lucky me — another 15 to 20 minutes added to my drive time.
I know it is Metro Vancouver’s master plan to build around SkyTrain stations. But a new city? Give your heads a shake.
I was born and bred in Vancouver and Burnaby, now residing in Coquitlam. This is no longer the city I have loved all these years — and it will likely be unrecognizable in 20 years.
Brenda Viney, Coquitlam
