Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Major mixed-use residential, commercial, and industrial expansion of Marine Gateway

 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/marine-gateway-phase-2-vancouver-pci-rezoning-application-proposal

Marine+Gateway area has the Marine_Drive_station, which all links with Bridgeport+Station , Capstan+Station , Aberdeen Station , Lansdowne+Station and Richmond-Brighouse

Unfortunately, being backwards BC and not Oregon, there was no vision to design the North_Arm_Bridge to be as good as something like the Tilikum_Crossing in Portland.

https://structurae.net/en/structures/north-arm-bridge

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/North_Arm_Bridge_shot_from_SkyTrain_3622.JPG It should have been designed in a way that it could be widened to accomodate 2 bus & 2 HOV lanes, especially since the train isnt a 24hr service. 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/NorthArmBridge.jpg A train & bike bridge, but no provision for bus & HOV lanes. WTH? There should have been 2 bike lanes & 2 sidewalks, but this is watered down Vancouver.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Tilikum_Crossing_-_bicycles_4.jpg

The Tilikum_Crossing isn't just a bus and bike bridge, it's a MAX-LRT and streetcar bridge. 

Of course the Middle_Arm_Bridge between YVR and the main part of Richmond has no bike or bus lanes.