We take it for granted – but we shouldn’t.
As Concord Pacific continues to develop the old Expo site, their agreement with the city requires them to complete the seawall for public use. Piece by piece, it comes together – the latest part around the point next to David Lam Park.
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Very true, people do take it for granted. A good example is to look at Seattle, a situation that is far too common in most cities around the world. Usually its highly industrialized and over developed. Public space is a good thing.
In some cases, it is reserved for wealthy private land owners.
Because it is a “linear” park I suppose people don’t often think of it in terms of area. I wonder what the total acreage (hectarage?) of the seawall walk is?
That section was open previously, but it was closed off while the last parcel was being excavated. I hope this means that the Aquabus dock is open again.
The section next to the Plaza of Nations is also almost complete. The edge of the path isn’t open yet, but passage is again allowed from Cooper’s Park through to the Plaza of Nations.
Unfortunately, from the water side, this new section of seawall (which is raised on piers to protect foreshore habitat below, versus other areas where a wall is built and backfilled) looks more like it belongs at Coal Harbour than False Creek. It uses precast concrete panels that copy the shallow arches and art deco touches seen on the Coal Harbour seawall, (with, oddly, some brick placed around the upper portions of the balustrade columns. I suppose the brick is supposed be a local Yaletown or Roundhouse reference. Maybe the condos being built nearby will have some brick to tie them together.