Sunday, August 5, 2012

Goodbye 1956 and the automobile, hello 2012 and the bicycle

Quick—name Vancouver’s first “auto-oriented” shopping centre. It’s Oakridge Centre. But that will likely change, according to a staff report going before city council on Wednesday which provides details on plans to redevelop the mall and surrounding property.

City staff says any new design should minimize traffic impacts and “encourage walking, cycling and transit over the private car.” It’s a direction embraced by Oakridge Centre owners, Ivanhoe Cambridge. Read more.

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