From this week's "Burnaby Now"
"The city is expecting the province to ask for access to land along North
Road, and the transfer of city land (coowned with Coquitlam) along
North Road as well." Eek! Wait- am I right in the line of fire?
Road, and the transfer of city land (coowned with Coquitlam) along
North Road as well." Eek! Wait- am I right in the line of fire?
Apparently the city of Burnaby is hoping to have a future station at Cameron and wants to prepare for this.
"The current listed stations are Lougheed Town Centre, Burquitlam, the
Port Moody West Coast Express station, Ioco, the Coquitlam West Coast
Express station and a station at Coquitlam City Hall, with access to
Douglas College.The Evergreen Line project is moving ahead after
the Metro Vancouver mayors' council on regional transportation approved a
supplemental funding plan for TransLink's expansion projects in
October.The formula for covering TransLink's funding shortfall
for its expansion projects included a two cent gas tax increase, and a
property tax increase in 2013, or another long-term revenue source, such
as a regional carbon tax.TransLink's plan was designed to cover
the $400million budget shortfall for the Evergreen Line, as well as
other TransLink projects.The Evergreen Line project is expected to cost $1.4 billion, according to the provincial transportation ministry."
Port Moody West Coast Express station, Ioco, the Coquitlam West Coast
Express station and a station at Coquitlam City Hall, with access to
Douglas College.The Evergreen Line project is moving ahead after
the Metro Vancouver mayors' council on regional transportation approved a
supplemental funding plan for TransLink's expansion projects in
October.The formula for covering TransLink's funding shortfall
for its expansion projects included a two cent gas tax increase, and a
property tax increase in 2013, or another long-term revenue source, such
as a regional carbon tax.TransLink's plan was designed to cover
the $400million budget shortfall for the Evergreen Line, as well as
other TransLink projects.The Evergreen Line project is expected to cost $1.4 billion, according to the provincial transportation ministry."
They are spending an awful lot to get me to get out of my car, me thinks.
I was at the Burquitlam Safeway early this morning, where one of the cashiers mentioned she'd seen the plans for the Safeway rebuild. Apparently Safeway is trying to get everyone enthused. I don't think it's working, at least not at 7am on a Saturday. In any case, the cashier noted that the Safeway had not been given a starting or completion date as of yet. I guess it is still in the distant future.
I'm glad to see that Burnaby is pressing for the Evergreen Line design to include the potential for a future station at Cameron. It makes sense event though it would be in close proximity to the Lougheed Station. An example of the close proximity between stations is the locations of Broadway-City Hall and Olympic Village stations on the Canada Line. The Cameron area can benefit significantly as it has a community centre/library along with retail amenities among the single and multi-family residences there.
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