A summary of what’s happening in the Harbourside planning process.
Sustainable Heating and Cooling
The Harbourside development team had a follow-up meeting with representatives from LEC (Londsdale Energy Corporation) and the City to further discuss the innovative proposal Concert submitted last month for sustainably managing heating and cooling demands. While further study is required, there is a strong commitment to working together to implement the most appropriate sustainably-minded solution for Harbourside.
Public Transportation Planning
The team had another constructive meeting with Translink which covered important topics such as optimal bus stop placement and routing options to increase transit service to and from Harbourside. This positive meeting reinforced the commitment all parties share towards acting as partners while working towards the shared goal of enhancing accessibility and fostering a “transit-taking” culture at Harbourside.
Community Amenity Contributions
Right from the outset of planning for a mixed-use Harbourside, significant community amenity contributions (CACs) have been planned – things like parks, public art, rental housing and street upgrades. The City has engaged Sandra Cawley of Burgess, Cawley, Sullivan & Associates to act as an independent, third-party mediator in assessing the methodology for calculating the CACs. Concert and the City will work together to finalize the CAC proposal in advance of Harbourside’s Town Hall Meeting.
On the waterfront of North Vancouver lies Harbourside, a collection of lands partially developed by Concert into a business park. While zoning is in place to allow for a final phase of commercial space, Concert envisions a different fate for Harbourside – the creation of a vibrant, mixed-use community; a place to live, work, shop and play all in an attractive, highly-walkable and sustainable neighbourhood. Learn more
RIdiculous amount of density being asked for, this BUSINESS PARK NEGHBOURHOOD will not function without road access and parking!!!
ReplyDeleteTraffic and parking management are indeed key considerations our team has been working on in conjunction with our transportation consultants, Bunt & Associates. You may be interested to check out two of our past blog posts on these topics; see “Addressing parking at Harbourside” from January 8 and “Traffic concerns at Harbourside” from January 16.
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