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ANALYSIS6
Site Analysis
SITE
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ROBSON ST
SMITHE ST
NELSON ST
DUNSMUIR ST
W PENDER ST
W HASTINGS ST
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
SITE
GASTOWN
CROSSTOWN
YALETOWN
DOWNTOWN
ANALYSIS SITE ANALYSIS
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SITE
GASTOWN
YALETOWN
DOWNTOWN
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
VICTORYSQUARE ANDY
LIVINGSTONEPARK
VANCOUVERART GALLERY
SQUARE
UBCROBSONSQUARE
DUNSMUIR ST
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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
ANALYSIS SITE ANALYSIS
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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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ANDYLIVINGSTON
PARK
CRABPARK
VICTORYSQUARE
NELSONPARK
HARBOURGREENPARK
FUTURECREEKSIDE
PARKEXTENSION
CREEKSIDE PARK
THORTONPARK
COOPERSPARK
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SITE
SEA BUSWEST
COASTEXPRESS
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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
ANALYSIS SITE ANALYSIS
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SITE
W GEORGIA ST
ROBSON ST
SMITHE ST
NELSON ST
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W HASTINGS ST
W CORDOVA ST
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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W GEORGIA ST
ROBSON ST
SMITHE ST
NELSON ST
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SITE
BC PLACESTADIUM
ROGERSARENA
DR. SUN YAT-SEN GARDENS
QUEEN ELIZABETHTHEATER
VANCOUVERPUBLIC
LIBRARY
VANCOUVERART
GALLERY
HARBOURCENTER
CANADAPLACE
VANCOUVERCONVENTION
CENTER
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24,000
45,000 36,500 11,000 12,500 6,500 6,000 4,000
25,000 10,000 7,500 4,000 5,500 3,500
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
ANALYSIS SITE ANALYSIS
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DUNSMUIR ST
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15,000
8,000 8,000 6,500 7,000 8,000 9,000 10,500 11,000
15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,00015,50014,000
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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
Future Two Way
Two Way
Vehicle VolumesVolumesXXX XXX
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SITE
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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SITE
DUNSMUIR ST
W GEORGIA ST
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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.
L E G E N D
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