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Originally Posted by miss_crayon
2nd tower is located off of lougheed and alpha. I'd assume they'd have to put a new light there for residents and commercial users as the parkade entrance is just infront of the building to get into the complex. If there was only west bound access I'd assume it would cause even more traffic congestion if people weren't able to turn left (as they are travelling eastbound).
I'd love to give you guys more information when we re-open how everything is connected/linked to one another and what this project is all about. Although this is probably not going to help/interest many as it doesn't seem like many are for this master planned community....
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I hear you.
But can't people walk half a block to Beta? Or a quarter of a block west to use the Skytrain station as an overpass?
For drivers- why didn't they think to put the parkade off of Beta? That way, this new light is useless as drivers can take the extra 2 seconds to drive east to Beta, turn left, and voila you're at the new tower and its retail contents. Heading west? Why would you need to turn left onto Alpha anyways with Beta a more than suitable solution for the traffic that Alpha St. gets. If they needed to get to the tower westbound, Beta would've worked just fine.
I still don't see how the light helps anyone but the residents of that tower, which to me (much like the situation near Vantage/Solo) is very short-sighted for pretty much everyone.
This all just reeks of poor urban planning by the city of Burnaby. Like 4444 said, it just seems like they're adding density without thinking of the surrounding infrastructure. Hell, the Skytrain can barely move enough people during rush hour at Brentwood, yet they add 4+ towers of 40+ stories at just the current Brentwood site alone. I can't imagine what that Skytrain station is going to look like after even the first phase.
Personally, I wouldn't mind if you posted how the community is being planned. I don't see the site as anything but a mess (and it'll get worse), but I'm all for more info.