Yet another ‘burb mall with huge parking lot gets rethought for this new, denser, transit-oriented age that is moving steadily our way.
Richmond’s heart to get billion-dollar makeover
Richmond’s heart won’t be getting a transplant as much as a $1 billion transformation . . .
. . . The vision is to create a pedestrian-oriented development, with retail, restaurants and office space nestled up to the No. 3 Road edge of Lansdowne’s property. That part of the development will complement the residential and commercial redevelopment that’s taking place immediately to the west of the Lansdowne site.
Also being considered is a direct connection to the Lansdowne Station of the Canada Line, which has already been done at Aberdeen Centre in the form of a passenger bridge.
I would be interested to know whether the project includes a proper place for bus connections to the Canada Line to take place. I well remember having to get off the bus on Lansdowne Road and hike 400 meters across the parking lot to transfer to the Canada Line, when I was working in Richmond. I know, the whole Canada Line was built ignoring the idea that anybody would want to connect to and from it using the existing system, but this seems like a good time to correct that.
Or maybe the planning hasn’t got that far yet? Anyway that seems like something that Richmond and Translink should be trying to insert into the project.
Well, at Brentwood Town Centre, the planners have, with full intention, eliminated the bus loop in favour of on-street bus stops.
http://www.burnabynow.com/news/have-bus-loops-run-their-course-1.784037
(Bonus quote from Gordon in that story)