Site of the proposed Marcon Coquitlam Centre redevelopment. (City of Coquitlam)
Site of the proposed Marcon Coquitlam Centre redevelopment. (Google Maps)
Up to nine towers reaching a height of as much as approximately 60 storeys are proposed for the project, which is currently in its preliminary stage of review with the City of Coquitlam. Perkins & Will is the project’s architectural design firm.
The proponents are looking to build homes for as many as 8,000 residents, including six condominium towers with about 3,000 homes for an estimated 6,000 residents, and two rental housing towers with roughly 1,000 homes for approximately 2,000 residents.
The first phase on the north side of the site comprises of both rental housing towers, including 150 units of below-market rental housing, as well as one condominium tower with about 500 homes.
Buses saw the strongest sustained ridership, with a 49% year-over-year change, followed by the Expo and Millennium lines at 53%, Canada Line at 60%, SeaBus at 63%, and West Coast Express at 69%.
According to TransLink’s 2020 ridership report, buses generated 64% of the systemwide ridership, and ridership on bus routes across the region that serve essential workers remained strong.
Eight of the top 10 busiest bus routes in 2019 were still amongst the top 10 routes in 2020, although there was a slight reordering, especially with the R1 King George Boulevard RapidBus and No. 319 Scott Road Station/Newton Exchange/Scottsdale seeing notable jumps in their rankings. The 99 B-Line continued to have the highest ridership, despite the drop in trips towards the UBC campus.
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