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The Columbia Square redevelopment that was approved this week is just one of many transit-oriented developments planned for New Westminster.Did you know New Westminster is British Columbia's oldest city? New West was an early pioneer settlement with a history that dates back, it was incorporated in 1859, and it was the first capital city of British Columbia until Victoria took over the mantle after British Columbia was united with Vancouver Island in 1866.
Some population density is good, but too much of it can potentially exert pressure on things like transportation, healthcare, and housing. One solution, then, at least on the issue of housing, is a corresponding density increase when it comes to new construction, and one of the easiest ways to start doing that is with transit-oriented development.
The two towers proposed for 65 First Street in New Westminster. / Arcadis IBI Group, Merchant House Capital
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