We the undersigned are deeply concerned about the scale and height of the development proposed by Vrancor at 354 King Street West.
It is out of scale with the neighbourhood; more importantly, the heights involved ignore the careful work that has gone into the Strathcona Secondary Plan, the city’s Tall Building Guidelines and the Transit Oriented Corridor planning.
We fear that if the city does not put a stop to this developer’s plans here, it will open the door to future inappropriate developments here in Strathcona, in other communities along the transit corridor and throughout the municipality. It will also continue to erode our trust in local government.
We urge the city planners and councillors to force Vrancor to abide by the height, density and other restrictions as laid out in existing and approved planning documents. In other words, we ask the city to stick to its plans and preserve the city as a livable space for all.
Updates
February 13, 2020
The volume of support has now reached a level that necessitates direct attention from the planning department. I have finalized a formal request for a meeting with the Ward 1 councillor to present these concerns as a collective mandate. We will shift our focus to the upcoming committee session where these development guidelines will be formally discussed.
29 Comments
The structure does not fit the Strathcona community image, history or life style. Strathcona school would be over populated, traffic would be worse. There are just not enough resources to fit a highrise in the community.
The Transit Oriented Corridors plan is fundamental to the City's smart intensification. If we let developers ignore those plans here, it puts the entire vision for well thought out intensification along the whole B-line corridor at risk. The City must ensure that Vrancor abides by the City's own plans.
We are looking for proper transitions into residential areas and developments that respect mature neighbourhoods. This is not anti-development, it is about proper development.
This project was sold to us as a managable development that would respect the density of our community. It seems that this was untrue from the start. How can we trust future developers and our own city when the promises they make are simply means to an end?
It’s not fair to put our family home in the shadow of this abrupt overbearing wall, and block our gardens from the light of the sun for most of the day.
Too high for the city and area. Unsafe.
This company is intruding on both the neighbourhood I live in and the neighbourhood in which I own a business (walnut st) they need to be stopped
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We the undersigned are deeply concerned about the scale and height of the development proposed by Vrancor at 354 King Street West.
It is out of scale with the neighbourhood; more importantly, the heights involved ignore the careful work that has gone into the Strathcona Secondary Plan, the city’s Tall Building Guidelines and the Transit Oriented Corridor planning.
We fear that if the city does not put a stop to this developer’s plans here, it will open the door to future inappropriate developments here in Strathcona, in other communities along the transit corridor and throughout the municipality. It will also continue to erode our trust in local government.
We urge the city planners and councillors to force Vrancor to abide by the height, density and other restrictions as laid out in existing and approved planning documents. In other words, we ask the city to stick to its plans and preserve the city as a livable space for all.
Updates
February 13, 2020
The volume of support has now reached a level that necessitates direct attention from the planning department. I have finalized a formal request for a meeting with the Ward 1 councillor to present these concerns as a collective mandate. We will shift our focus to the upcoming committee session where these development guidelines will be formally discussed.
29 Comments
The plans were created by many experts after much thought. Don't let one project negate that and set a precedent.
The structure does not fit the Strathcona community image, history or life style. Strathcona school would be over populated, traffic would be worse. There are just not enough resources to fit a highrise in the community.
The Transit Oriented Corridors plan is fundamental to the City's smart intensification. If we let developers ignore those plans here, it puts the entire vision for well thought out intensification along the whole B-line corridor at risk. The City must ensure that Vrancor abides by the City's own plans.
We are looking for proper transitions into residential areas and developments that respect mature neighbourhoods. This is not anti-development, it is about proper development.
This project was sold to us as a managable development that would respect the density of our community. It seems that this was untrue from the start. How can we trust future developers and our own city when the promises they make are simply means to an end?
It’s not fair to put our family home in the shadow of this abrupt overbearing wall, and block our gardens from the light of the sun for most of the day.
Too high for the city and area. Unsafe.
This company is intruding on both the neighbourhood I live in and the neighbourhood in which I own a business (walnut st) they need to be stopped
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The plans were created by many experts after much thought. Don't let one project negate that and set a precedent.