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The Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts Study Community update - 2011 Geoff Meggs, Councillor 1 Wednesday, January 26, 2011 1 The 2010 Games The Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts were completely closed for two weeks for security reasons for the first

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The Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts Study

Community update - 2011

Geoff Meggs, Councillor

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The 2010 Games

The Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts were completely closed for two weeks for security reasons for the first time in their history The Games transportation plan achieved a 40 percent mode shift, keeping the city running at a record level of intensity without the Viaducts Traffic across the Viaducts has been declining for 15 years

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City council has commissioned a review of the future of the Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts

City council has unanimously approved a two- phase review of the future of Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts Phase 1 is under way to review traffic issues and soils Phase 2 will consider the opportunities to link up our downtown communities: Strathcona, the DES, Chinatown, Citygate, International Village and Yaletown

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Why now? It’s the last chance to link up Vancouver’s downtown neighbourhoods

7,200 new residents coming to Plaza of Nations, Concord lands, Rogers Arena: rezonings under way 5,000 new jobs, a casino? Last chance to open up new space for community use New opportunity to link Yaletown, Chinatown, Strathcona, City Gate Traffic declining to downtown What is Viaducts’ role for people, goods movement in a 21st century city? What is the best outcome for the city? For your community?

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The scope of the review

  • Council’s unanimous decision Nov. 19, 2009

Staff to report on a review of the impacts of removing or converting the Georgia and Dunsmuir Viaducts including:

  • Transportation impacts
  • Costs and impacts of contaminated soils
  • Financial impacts
  • Urban design considerations

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A two-phase study

Council’s unanimous decision in June 2010

Phase 1

  • Soils contamination assessment
  • High level structural evaluation
  • Transportation impacts

Phase 2:

  • Urban design considerations
  • Land use review
  • More detailed structural feasibility
  • Consultation

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Why do we have the viaducts?

False Creek: from wetland to industrial dumping ground to . . . ?

From green wetland in 1902, False Creek was quickly transformed by 1921 into an industrial wasteland, criss-crossed by railyards, and covered by a gas plant and warehouses. The

  • riginal Georgia Viaduct was built to carry

goods and people over this industrial zone to Chinatown and Strathcona.

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The original viaduct: a link, not a barrier

the first viaduct was intended to carry streetcars

Until the Second World War, False Creek flowed under the Viaduct to near Union St. By 1971, the Viaduct was falling apart. It had never carried a streetcar. Citizens voted to replace the Viaduct, not build a freeway, but they got both.

THE FIRST 50 YEARS: 1917 TO 1971

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COMMUNITY OUTCRY STOPPED THE FREEWAYS

. . . ONLY THE GEORGIA AND DUNSMUIR VIADUCTS WERE EVER BUILT

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BUT THE NEW VIADUCTS DOMINATED THE CITY

. . . TRAFFIC IMPACTS TO THE EAST WERE IMMEDIATE AND PERMANENT

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NORTH EAST FALSE CREEK 1986 - 2010

SINCE 1986, THE AREA HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED AGAIN

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NORTH EAST FALSE CREEK IS GROWING

7,000 new residents expected above previous forecasts

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Creekside Park

Triggered by Concord development, preceded by toxic soil treatment

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Option 1: complete removal

Opens up land between Expo and Pacific, two blocks on Main Street

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Option 2: merge with Pacific and Expo

capacity is reduced 50%, traffic flows to Quebec and Terminal

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Option 3: keep a single viaduct

reduces traffic impact, opens some space: 50% capacity reduction

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Option 4: bring viaducts down to Main

minimum traffic impact, space opened up, suggests malkin connection

NEW INTERSECTION

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Next steps

  • Technical review will be completed by late January
  • Staff will report results to council
  • Council must decide whether or not to fund Phase

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  • Phase 2 will deal with the benefits of change:

urban design opportunities, etc.

  • What is your view? Should the review continue?

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Stay in touch

  • Geoff Meggs
  • City Councillor
  • geoff.meggs@vancouver.ca
  • www.geoffmeggs.ca
  • 604-873-7249

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