Vancouver eyes new Canada Line station at Cambie and West 57th
The city’s assistant director of planning for Vancouver South says that the city is collaborating with TransLink and developers of two of the biggest properties along the Cambie corridor on a future stop at 57th Avenue.
“We’re really undertaking that work now and looking at preparing a cost estimate and…a potential strategy,” Susan Haid told the Straight by phone.
The Onni Group, which purchased most of the 10-hectare Pearson Dogwood lands from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), is expected to offer a contribution when it files a rezoning application next year for the site on the south side of West 57th Avenue.
On the north side of West 57th Avenue is Langara Gardens, a rental complex co-owned by the Peterson Group and Concert Properties. The city is developing a redevelopment policy for the eight-hectare property.
“Developers would like to see a station achieved,” Haid noted. “It’s certainly good for access to their sites. So in both cases, we’re looking at opportunities for a potential contribution.”
When the Canada Line was built, provisions were made for future stations at 57th and 33rd avenues. The Pearson Dogwood lands and Langara Gardens are a 10-minute walk from Langara–49th Avenue Station to the north and Marine Drive Station to the south.
With high-density developments seen for both sites—as well as VCH’s plan to develop its remaining one-hectare portion of the Pearson Dogwood lands for health care and community uses—Haid said a station at 57th Avenue is an ideal amenity.
She said: “We want to, as planners, make it as livable and as complete a community as possible.”
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