Site of 1728 Alberni Street and 735 Bidwell Street, Vancouver. (Google Maps)
Site of 1728 Alberni Street and 735 Bidwell Street, Vancouver. (Heatherwick Studio/IBI Group/Bosa Properties/Kingswood Properties)
The proposal calls for a 385-ft-tall, 34-storey west tower and a 345-ft-tall, 30-storey east tower with 401 condominium homes. The unit mix is 12 studios, 160 one-bedroom units, 199 two-bedroom units, and 30 units with at least three bedrooms.
Residents will have access to various amenity spaces, including a 15,000-sq-ft amenity space such as a swimming pool, fitness rooms, and residential lounge in the upper levels of the podium.
Within the first two levels of the building, there will be 14,700 sq ft of retail and restaurant space and a 4,100-sq-ft childcare facility with a capacity for up to 24 children.
“She looks pretty good for a 100-year-old boat,” Robert Allan, a naval architect who is a member of the S.S. Master Society, aid at Seaspan’s North Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver, where the tug is in dry dock for repairs and restoration. “But she needs some care and attention, for sure,” he said. Seaspan agreed to have 10 of its workers restore the 85-foot long tug that weighs 225 tons for no charge. The project will take two weeks and will complete about 20 per cent of the work that is needed, said Seaspan vice-president Paul Hebson. “Historically, tug boats have been so important to the development of British Columbia as a province,” he said. “Why wouldn’t we support something that’s 100 years old.”
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While transit services are operating at near-normal levels, public transit ridership is currently hovering at about 40% of normal levels, with health safety capacity limits in place on buses, trains, and ferries.
“TransLink believes it would be inconsistent with provincial public health orders to offer free transit for this traditional evening of celebration,” reads a release.
Additionally, extended service hours on New Year’s Eve will not happen as usual, instead, services will operate on normal weekday schedules.
“We want to encourage everyone to celebrate safely this holiday season and follow the orders put in place by the Provincial Health Officer,” said TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond in a statement. “We all have a responsibility this year to keep our communities safe and we look forward to resuming free transit on New Year’s Eve in 2021.”
Here are 35 factoids on the history of SkyTrain and how the system works:
1. The name “Expo Line”
The Expo Line, as we currently know it, was previously simply known as just “SkyTrain.” The original train system only acquired the name of Expo Line in 2002, when the Millennium Line opened and necessitated a differentiating name.
2. Flight attendant uniforms
Fancy Schmancy: SkyTrain attendants initially wore uniforms that resembled the uniforms of flight attendants. But this did not last long, as it only coincided with the World’s Fair.
SkyTrain attendant uniforms in 1986. (VinceMeatPie / Reddit)
3. Carpets seemed like a great idea at first