The new development includes six residential towers with condos, rentals and social housing totalling at the north end of the bridge.
The city’s general manager of planning and urban design is recommending city council refer a rezoning application for the land between Seymour and Howe streets along Pacific Boulevard for a public hearing.
The buildings, which would include a childcare centre and retail and commercial space, would be built where the traffic loops now connect bridge traffic to Pacific Street. The decision to tear down the loops was approved by the city five years ago.Article content Those in support said more rental and social housing is needed, the mass and density is welcome, and the development was appropriate for the area, but they would like to see more parks, amenities, retail, and pedestrian and bike paths.Article content
“Vancouver’s approach to density has been to build towers,” he said. “There is a sense that density looks a certain way, with tall towers, and if people don’t like towers, they don’t like density. That is a simplistic way to view density, and a particularly Vancouver simplicity.”Article content He said middle-density buildings of four to six storeys over a wider area than just along arterials can create livable neighbourhoods, citing Westbrook Village on UBC campus as an example.“In Vancouver, the simplistic focus on housing units alone presents a challenge” if cities aren’t supplying the amenities necessary for “good density,” such as community centres and schools, he said.
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