The Broadway Briefing: Development Around New Rapid Transit Stations 2022
Great Northern Way- Emily Carr Station
First in the series of new SkyTrain stations heading west along the Broadway Subway Extension
The Great Northern Way–Emily Carr Station will be the first in a series of new SkyTrain stations heading west along the Broadway Subway Extension of the Millennium Line. The station will serve the western side of the False Creek Flats neighbourhood, while the existing VCC–Clark Station will continue to serve the burgeoning east end of the “Flatz”.
Located immediately adjacent to ECUAD and the Centre for Digital Media
Great Northern Way-Emily Carr Station will serve the western side of the False Creek Flats and northeastern portion of Mount Pleasant. Located immediately adjacent to ECUAD and the Centre for Digital Media, the station will provide access to the rapidly growing creative campus and health hub areas within the False Creek Flats.
Mount Pleasant Station
Mount Pleasant was recently named the 40th coolest neighbourhood in the world by website, TimeOut
Recently named the 40th coolest neighbourhood in the world by website, TimeOut, Mount Pleasant is a dynamic and eclectic area with a long and varied history. The district has undergone dramatic changes over its existence with uses ranging from fishing and hunting by local First Nations, to farming and then heavy and light industry, residential development, and other commercial activities during the last 130 years.
Entrance located on the southwest corner of the intersection of East Broadway and Main, directly across from the Lee Building
The entrance to Mount Pleasant Station will be located on the southwest corner of the intersection of East Broadway and Main Street, directly across from the historic Lee Building. This station will serve the southeastern section of Mount Pleasant, including the retail hub along Main Street and the dense residential neighbourhoods in the surrounding area.
Broadway-City Hall Station
Broadway-City Hall only station on subway extension that will be integrated into an existing rapid transit line
Broadway-City Hall Station will be the only station on the Broadway subway extension that will be integrated into the structure of an existing station as the platform and concourse for the new station will be accessed via the same entrance as the current station. Future tracks for trains travelling on the Millennium Line will pass below the existing Canada Line tunnel.
Area surrounding intersection of Broadway and Cambie is key job centre of Vancouver
The area surrounding the intersection of Broadway and Cambie is a key job centre in Vancouver and a “second downtown” is expected to be developed in the area as per the proposed Broadway Plan. Recent development has been somewhat limited along West Broadway near Cambie Street as view-cone restrictions have previously restricted permissible building heights.
Oak-VGH Station
The Fairview neighbourhood was planned by surveyors working for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)
As part of the 1884 deal to extend the transcontinental railway terminus from Port Moody to Coal Harbour, significant land grants were made to the CPR by the federal and provincial governments as well as private landholders. The scale of these grants was immense: more than 6,400 acres of land was handed over to the CPR near the new terminus, including about 500 acres in present-day Downtown Vancouver and 5,800 acres of undisturbed forest south of False Creek.
Employment nucleus of Fairview neighbourhood is VGH and the surrounding medical campus
Currently, the area around Oak-VGH Station mainly features older medical office buildings, low-rise retail spaces, and a smattering of more recent mixed-use developments; however, substantial redevelopment is expected to occur in the area once the Broadway Plan is finalized. One project that has already been proposed is a 12-storey office building at 855-865 West 10th Avenue.
South Granville Station
Vancouver began as a hamlet on the south side of Burrard Inlet, where “Gassy” Jack Deighton opened the area’s first saloon in 1867 near the Hastings Mill sawmill
The townsite was surveyed in 1870 and named Granville after Earl Granville, the Secretary of State for the Colonies; however, the nascent town was renamed Vancouver after the site of the future terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway’s (CPR) transcontinental line was moved west to Coal Harbour from the originally planned location in Port Moody.
South Granville Station will be fully integrated into 1477 West Broadway, a major mixed-use development project
This station will provide riders with access to retail and commercial areas along West Broadway, the South Granville Village, and the surrounding residential neighbourhoods. South Granville Station will be a critical transportation node with the newly planned density proposed for the area in the upcoming Broadway Plan.
Arbutus Station
Sen̓áḵw was a Squamish village on the eastern side of Kitsilano Point where groups would travel from around the ancestral Squamish territory
Like many areas of Vancouver, the development history of Kitsilano has been heavily influenced by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). While Port Moody was initially chosen as the western terminus of the transcontinental railway, these plans were suddenly changed in 1882 after financial and engineering factors made the location unsuitable. CPR leadership elected to move the terminus 20 kilometres west to Coal Harbour.
Arbutus Station will become a key transfer point for subway riders continuing their journey to UBC or other destinations on Vancouver’s west side
The area surrounding Arbutus Station is expected to see dramatic changes when the Broadway Subway extension is complete. The station will also feature a bike parkade to provide seamless connectivity for cyclists as the Arbutus Greenway bike and pedestrian path runs adjacent to the site.
For more information, please contact
Andrew Petrozzi
Principal & Practice Leader, Research (BC) 604 646 8392 andrew.petrozzi@avisonyoung.com
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