nitronuts Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 The hint is in his Richmond location, isn't it? What they need is a 10-lane highway going in that direction. What is the other forum that you speak of (aside from the two SS forums)? lol, the third isn't an other...rather, it's this forum CDC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Along with the businesses, a huge amount of residents along Broadway came out to the meeting to show support for not building the skytrain extension. Guess you didn't hear about that. And by ever else, I mean all other peoples that wouldn't use or benefit from the skytrain extension, yet would expected to fund the project with their tax dollars. They will never go for it. What right would the people of Burnaby, New West, Surrey and Richmond have to complain about it, having had their Skytrain lines funded by the provincial government and all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I took the 98 everyday until the bus stops started getting ripped up for preparation of the skytrain I never experienced any of the problems you mentioned. it was a very fast and efficient mode of transportation And I mentioned the 98 going down granville as opposed to the sky train going down cambie. The granville route is much better than cambie not only because its faster, but because of the stops along the way. More important businesses, schools, high traffic areas, etc. Both Granville and Cambie are equally the same in terms of the important stops along the way. Granville: 70: Marpole district 49: Magee; UBC 41: Kerrisdale, Dunbar, UBC 25: Private schools on KE (York House and others) Broadway: major district; that's self-explanatory 4: Granville Island, Emily Carr Cambie: Marine: New transit hub there connecting ALL Marpole trolleys to the station 49: Langara 41: Oakridge Center 25: Walking distance of QE Park, woman/children's hospitals Broadway: VGH, City Hall Olympic Village Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 They also raised taxes in Richmond after the Canada Line was proposed. Even after the majority of residents said they would not use it. The new highrise dwellers settling around No. 3 Road surely will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvatron Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 The new highrise dwellers settling around No. 3 Road surely will. No, no they won't. Thats why those highrises come with 5 levels of garages underneath them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 I took the 98 everyday until the bus stops started getting ripped up for preparation of the skytrain I never experienced any of the problems you mentioned. it was a very fast and efficient mode of transportation And I mentioned the 98 going down granville as opposed to the sky train going down cambie. The granville route is much better than cambie not only because its faster, but because of the stops along the way. More important businesses, schools, high traffic areas, etc. 1) You used to take the 98 everyday? HA. lies. 2) HA! 3) SkyTrain going down Granville would only make the trip maybe 3 or 4-minutes shorter than Cambie....but Cambie is clearly the much better route because of its employment and population centres. What important businesses are there on Granville??? All you have is the Central Broadway/Granville Rise, some high schools, and the retail bit near Marine Drive. With Cambie, you have: Central Broadway/Upper Cambie, City Hall, VGH, Children's Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Park, Oakridge Mall, and Langara College. Providence Healthcare has future plans to build a major hospital at 33rd Avenue and Cambie, also site of a future Canada Line station. Also at that location is the redevelopment of the massive RCMP headquarters into condo towers as they are moving their offices to Surrey. Oakridge Mall will also see some crazy expansion after 2010: the mall will grow in size, quite a few office and residential towers, and densification of the entire neighbourhood. And don't forget about the redevelopment of the Marpole bus depot. Cambie is also near the geographic centre of the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 What right would the people of Burnaby, New West, Surrey and Richmond have to complain about it, having had their Skytrain lines funded by the provincial government and all? With NIMBY's and people like him, nothing would ever get done if they got their way. They have only self-interests at heart, are ignorant, and are irrational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 No, no they won't. Thats why those highrises come with 5 levels of garages underneath them. Well, they're not going to be widening the Oak St. and Arthur Laing Bridges anytime soon, so they'll have to get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvatron Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) Eco-nazis like Mr.X are the ones that are irrational Mention expanding highways and roads instead of public transportation and watch him blow a gasket lmao I came into this thread to prove that the UBC extension will never happen, and I think I did that. You can bombard me with surveys and graphs made by UBC students proving that the skytrain extension is viable, but the reality is it will never happen. Long live the Gateway Program Edited May 14, 2009 by Galvatron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 No, no they won't. Thats why those highrises come with 5 levels of garages underneath them. By the time you reach the 3rd level, you'll need a submarine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 No, no they won't. Thats why those highrises come with 5 levels of garages underneath them. With the Canada Line, Richmond is lowering the requirement of garages for new condo towers. No.3 Road is being planned as a pedestrian and transit friendly area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvatron Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 By the time you reach the 3rd level, you'll need a submarine. I'm talking from the ground up Do your research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Eco-nazis like Mr.X are the ones that are irrational Mention expanding highways and roads instead of public transportation and watch him blow a gasket lmao I came into this thread to prove that the UBC extension will never happen, and I think I did that. You can bombard me with surveys and graphs made by UBC students proving that the skytrain extension is viable, but the reality is it will never happen. Long live the Gateway Program You came into this thread and got bombarded left and right by posters who felt your ideas were idiotic and NIMBYist. You've proved nothing because you haven't seen the result of overcrowded buses, commuters stuck at Broadway Stn waiting for a bus, and the turmoil resulting from a broken-down bus on one of the busiest east-west arteries in Vancouver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggernut Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) By the time you reach the 3rd level, you'll need a submarine. Man, I forgot that they were near or below sea level. So much for Galvatron's story's credibility. I thought the water level was too high for even single homes to have a basement or crawl space. How do you even go down three levels??? Edit: Nevermind. He explained it. Edited May 14, 2009 by Buggernut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitronuts Posted May 14, 2009 Author Share Posted May 14, 2009 Eco-nazis like Mr.X are the ones that are irrational Enjoy your membership on this board for a few more hours. Mention expanding highways and roads instead of public transportation and watch him blow a gasket lmao I'm not against expanding roads, rather I'm for expanding roads strategically and thus while also expanding transit. I came into this thread to prove that the UBC extension will never happen, and I think I did that. You can bombard me with surveys and graphs made by UBC students proving that the skytrain extension is viable, but the reality is it will never happen. Long live the Gateway Program Talk about being delusional. You proved nothing. Surveys and graphs, produced by the City of Vancouver and Translink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvatron Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 With the Canada Line, Richmond is lowering the requirement of garages for new condo towers. No.3 Road is being planned as a pedestrian and transit friendly area. I've seen the renderings of 3 Road you're in love with. So far I fail to see much physical change to the area other than a bike lane. None of the high rises along 3 road so far have skimped on the garages. They're massive. You can preach about this pedestrian friendly 3 Road all you want, but as of right now no high rises are cutting down on garage space. Not to mention the fact that the highrises are filled with rich asians that refuse to take public transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I'm talking from the ground up Do your research You never mentioned from the ground up. You only said 5 floors of parking underneath the high-rise. My research tells me that you need to work on your word choice, as well as how you use those words to form a sentence that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Talk about being delusional. You proved nothing. Surveys and graphs, produced by the City of Vancouver and Translink. of course, then he'll say that the CoV and Translink are actually puppets of the UBC Development office, and that they're there because of poor UBC students. i actually think this is all because galvatron can't get into UBC, so he's taking it out on a perfectly good transit proposal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvatron Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 No public transit proposal should be put before widening/expanding our roads Any sane person will tell you this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Common sense Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 I've seen the renderings of 3 Road you're in love with. So far I fail to see much physical change to the area other than a bike lane. None of the high rises along 3 road so far have skimped on the garages. They're massive. You can preach about this pedestrian friendly 3 Road all you want, but as of right now no high rises are cutting down on garage space. Not to mention the fact that the highrises are filled with rich asians that refuse to take public transit. So what exactly are you, and what right do you have to go about and clump (1)rich people and (2)Asians into a group that you think is higher-than-you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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