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#41 Oxford Sutherland

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 05:25 PM

Astoria and Belvedere got built, and they have waaay more busses running and idling next to them than the PCL bus station ever will.

#42 G-Man

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 05:34 PM

^ Good point. I forgot about that little transit exchange.

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#43 Ben Smith

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 05:45 PM

:-D How did this topic come up?

I take the bus all the time! Beleive it or not I'm only 16! I am looking strongly into my future and see myself being either a pilot or an architect.

What'd you guys think? Any of you have experiance as either?

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#44 zoomer

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 05:55 PM

I disagree.

A real bus depot should be closest to the largest amount of people. The depot in its current location is there for tourists not locals. A terminal farther north is more central and easier to reach by the vast majority of those in the Capital region.

Also bus depots should not be in the centre of tourists districts. Vanouver's is much farther a walk from Robson and say Canada Place than from the Inner Harbour to Discovery Street. I am sure we can count on tourist buses to still hang out in front of the Empress for rides to Butchart.

I still think that the lot across from the Times Colonist would have been preferable but that is even farther north.

Has anyone walked around this part of town? It is a **** hole and this will be a vast improvement on what is currently there. If there are so many people lining up to build condos here than where are they? Right now this area is industrial and it will be a long time before developers see any chance of making money anywhere near here.

In addition a Bus terminal is not going to necessarily stop people from living there. Our current location is metres from the most expensive hotel in the city and across from another motel that I have only heard good reviews for.


I agree that the area across from the Times Colonist is horrible and depressing (see picture of the lot below).

It's not a bad location for a bus terminal, but the advantage of having a terminal right downtown is that locals can then hop on a city bus which will bring them home. Otherwise in a lot of cases it will mean taking a city bus downtown and then catching another bus from downtown.



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#45 Ben Smith

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 06:21 PM

Hey, thanks for the welcome!

No, I don't aspire to be anything government, because one of the most needed characteristics of that job is to be a good liar, and that I am not.

...Burn :)

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#46 gumgum

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 06:31 PM

Yo Ben.
It's good to see teens taking an interest in their community!
Welcome to the forum!

#47 Ben Smith

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 07:25 PM

Hey, thanks gumgum!

#48 Scaper

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Posted 14 October 2006 - 02:08 PM

^ yes that's awesome!!! thanks for being active on here too. :-D

#49 Ben Smith

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Posted 14 October 2006 - 09:38 PM

Yeah, I spent about two weeks looking at the topics of this forum, but had problems getting an account. After e-mailing the admin, I got my account.

I have to say, all the forums and internet communities I have been a part of, this is the most pleasent and kind.

Thanks for having me,
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#50 Scaper

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Posted 14 October 2006 - 11:16 PM

Your welcome and thanks for the positive remarks!!! :)

#51 G-Man

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 09:11 AM

Alright here a question for all. Which is the next lot to have an application for devlopment North of Chatham/ Caledonia but South of Bay.

Will it not happen till either the Well and the Hudson are underway or will it be before.

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#52 gumgum

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 11:12 AM

Lot #627/616/624 is an obvious choice...
As is Rock Bay...

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#53 Holden West

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 11:20 AM

^yeah, what an eyesore those lots are. Who would want to preserve that? What would be the best use--residential? Office? Mixed use? Industrial? Bus Depot? [url=http://homes.point2.com/Photo/Listing/2005-12-02/304118/9-Gallery.jpg:0e5d9]Public Park[/url:0e5d9]?
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#54 G-Man

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 03:39 PM

It is too bad the live/work buildings never went up there.

I am going to take a long shot and go with lot 2001 - 2021 Douglas Street. That is the former H&R Block building. Now a 10 - 12 storey office with ground floor retail would be just what is needed. Across the street is a fairly decent retail strip that shouldn't be mowed until some other stuff is developed first.

Too bad Asfar is so set on a Casino. A nice hotel/residential development on his properties along Douglas would be amazing and the city would stop fighting him in court.

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#55 Ben Smith

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 07:10 PM

Hey guys,

Sorry I was away for a while - lots of tests in school right now!

Well, seeing that picture, I see a possible huge development. Those lots can be transformed to high-end hotels and apartments. If cleaned up right, that could be like the hotel district in south downtown (The Belvedere, Astoria, Chateau Victoria, etc). It has a view of the harbor, and if building high enough (and slender enough) it could get a view of the olympic mountains to the south and Mt Doug and the malahat to the North.

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