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Site Analysis

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Context PlanThe site located in Crosstown, occupies an entire city block

bridging between the Downtown, Gastown, False Creek

North, and Yaletown neighborhoods. It is bounded by W

Georgia St, Dunsmuir St, Hamilton St and Homer St.

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Context AerialThe area around the former Main Post Office building is

home to a number of significant buildings and presents an

opportunity to connect the multiple neighborhoods that

surround it.

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Land Use This area has become known as Crosstown. Home to

commercial buildings, significant open space, and a

concentration of cultural and educational institutions.

The main office core of the CBD is to the west, however

office developement is moving towards the site. The

residential foci are to the east (False Creek) and south

(Yaletown) with a significant amount of new residential use

planned around the stadia. The site is within four blocks of

the two major downtown retail arteries of Robson Street

and Pacific Centre. Hotels are clustered in the downtown

core, with specific emphasis to the waterfront. Educational

and cultural institutions are focussed in this smaller area.

L E G E N D

Office

Residential

Retail

Future Developments

Cultural

Hotels Educational

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GASTOWN

CROSSTOWN

YALETOWN

DOWNTOWN

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GASTOWN

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CBDCBD EXTENSION

CROSSTOWN

Central Business District Extention The former Main Post Office building sits in the

centre of the Central Business District (CBD) shoulder

between Gastown / Chinatown, Yaletown, False Creek

and Downtown an area of developing workspace activity.

L E G E N D

CBD Extention CBD

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SITE

CATHEDRALSQUARE

LIBRARYSQUARE

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VANCOUVERART GALLERY

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Open Space There are 12 public open spaces within a one block

radius of the site.

L E G E N D

Open Space Proposed Open Space

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L E G E N D

Park Proposed Park

Parks There are approximately 18 acres of park space within a

10 minute walk or 5 minute bicycle ride of the site.

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FUTURECREEKSIDE

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Mass Transit CirculationThe site is well served by transit with two SkyTrain stations

within short walking distance and bus amenity on all

four fronting streets.

L E G E N D

Canada Line

Millenium/Expo Line

West Coast Express

SeaBus

Main Bus Routes

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Bicycle Circulation The major Dunsmuir St cycle artery into the City is directly

to the north of the site.

L E G E N D

Bicycle Routes

Main Transit Routes

Realignment

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BC PLACESTADIUM

ROGERSARENA

DR. SUN YAT-SEN GARDENS

QUEEN ELIZABETHTHEATER

VANCOUVERPUBLIC

LIBRARY

VANCOUVERART

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HARBOURCENTER

CANADAPLACE

VANCOUVERCONVENTION

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Pedestrian Circulation Support and enhancement of the existing pedestrian

and bicycle network will reinforce and enhance this

transit connectivity.

Fewer pedestrians use Dunsmuir St. Dunsmuir St is also a

major artery into the city currently. This may change in

the future with the removal of the viaducts.

The decline in pedestrian traffic is indicative of the

reduced intensity of retail on Georgia to the east.

L E G E N D

Main Routes Secondary Routes

Pedestrian VolumesXXX

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FUTURE

Potentially decresed by 40-60% in the future with viaducts removed

Potentially incresed by 10-15% in the future with viaducts removed

Traff ic Patterns W Georgia St represents the “ceremonial entry point” to

Vancouver’s downtown from the east with pedestrian

emphasis to the west and constant vehicular traffic.

L E G E N D

Bus / Taxi

One Way

Pedestrian

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Two Way

Vehicle VolumesVolumesXXX XXX

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YALETOWN

DOWNTOWN CROSSTOWN

GASTOWN

Development Trend Major development pressure is occurring from

Downtown (west), while secondary development trends

from Chinatown / Gastown (north), Yaletown (south)

and False Creek (east). The former Main Post Office

site acts as both catalyst and intersection point for

expanding development trends in multiple downtown

neighbourhoods.

L E G E N D

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Views to Site Due to the low level institutional uses to the east of

the site, the setback on W Georgia St and open

spaces on Dunsmuir St, the site is highly visible within

the local urban landscape.

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