Huge Oakridge development given green light
Posted March 14, 2014 7:26 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A controversial plan including eleven new high rises has been approved for Vancouver’s Oakridge neighbourhood.
Council voted to approve the project it says will support over 5,000 jobs, provide $228 million in new community amenities, and deliver important family and social housing on Vancouver’s Cambie Corridor.
There has been public concern over the thousands of new homes being crammed into a very small area.
Some people had objected to the project saying dropping property values and increased traffic congestion would be a problem.
At least one councillor, a member of the NPA, thinks public input was ignored.
Councillor George Affleck says people will have to deal with 5,000 more people living and working the area.
“In my mind, Vision Vancouver once again, after two and half years, rammed another project through the public hearing process and didn’t care at all what the people had to say.”
Mayor Gregor Robertson says Metro Vancouver’s regional growth strategy identified Oakridge as a regional town centre, “and this project helps ensure that Vancouver’s growth is managed in a way that is responsible, transit-oriented, and delivers unprecedented new services to our residents.”
When it’s finished, the project will have 424,260 square feet of office space and 1,318,716 square feet of retail space.
