Video called How Vancouver\u0027s Waterfront Became So Boring sparks debate over use of public waterfront space
Restaurant patio with a view along English Bay beach in Vancouver’s west end.Marie-Claire Howard, a park board commissioner, said in an email that the goal is to have public/private partnerships “enhance people’s experience in our parks and beaches, generate the revenues we need to maintain our facilities and adapt them to increased density.”
Recognizing that, she said she thinks of the seawall like a necklace, one not just strung with pearls or diamonds.“I think that’s what Vancouver is all about, its uniqueness. It doesn’t need to be like all the other waterfronts that have massive amounts of excitement. In the summer our waterfront is already amazingly active, there are hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people on it.
“You use that simple trope of NIMBYism and you sometimes miss an opportunity to unpack the deep-rooted West Coast cultural underpinnings of a desire to connect our water with a walking path, nature, an ecological orientation.”Article content
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