The good news, though, for people who want to see maximized public return on a major public investment, is that B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation said this week that the stations are being designed so as to accommodate potential future development overhead.
“Affordability, climate action, congestion management, new TransLink revenue streams: there is broad consensus at every level of government and the vast majority of the public that we need action now,” Boston said. “Not stacking housing and commercial atop these new stations will significantly increase costs and construction disruptions to diverse services … We’re going to save money in the long run by making this investment now. We’re already there, at the ground floor. Let’s do it now.
When that public land is underutilized, it’s a failure on several fronts: social, environmental and financial. In response to questions about the development potential above the Broadway stations, the Ministry of Transportation sent a statement saying: “A key design principle for the new Broadway Subway project stations is to maximize potential for future developments above and/or around the station entrance buildings. Simple, linear roof forms and station shapes, and incorporating ‘knockout’ panels will help easily integrate the buildings with future developments.
These stations are post-disaster buildings. Anything going on top of them would also have to be post-disaster building.
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