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The traffic interface with our community
What will happen under the Cambie Bridge, and

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Charleson Park Community Garden
Leasehold Plan Newsletters
Mcbride Community Garden
Signage on the Seawall
The Charleson Greenway
Development Under the Bridge
False Creek Housing - Long-term Planning
Dogs Off Leash - Charleson Park
Creating Successful Open Spaces
Neighbourhood Energy Utility
Future Actions

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Leasehold Plan Newsletters

May 2012
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Traffic Through the Neighbourhood

Updated
09/2009

There will be a volume of traffic coming from the new SE False Creek community as they drive west, towards us. That community will house up to 15,000 people and most will want to drive their cars. The traffic route that we understand is favoured by the City is First Ave. coming west and joining in with the rail tracks, as it comes under the Cambie Briddge and coninues parallel to Commodore, than swinging up (southerly) on Ash.

This means the residents along Commodore - Connaught Co-op, Newport and Discovery Quays - will be looking south over Commodore, the continuation of First, west to Ash that includes the rail lines, the RAV station and 6th Avenue .... wall-to-wall pavement, tracks, train, and cars. THEY ARE UP IN ARMS!

Through meetings and a petition, the residents of Newport, Discovery and Connaught Co-op have opposed Engineerings' plans. They say they do not want the SEFC traffic dumped into the neighbourhood.

Canada Line - Olympic Village Station

Updated
09/2009

The steering committee met with the Vancouver Police Department and Transit police and City of Vancouver engineers and planners.

Canada Line rapid transit is now up and running.
Transit planners estimate 10,000 people/day will be using the Olympic Village Station.
Pathway from the station to Spyglass expected to be completed by the end of October.
Expect a significant increase in pedestrians and cyclists along Spyglass since the seawall east of the Cambie Street Bridge will be closed during the Olympics.
Right angle parking along Spyglass will be eliminated. Meters and/or limited parallel parking along the east side of Spyglass is planned.

At this time, the planned access to the Canada Line station at 6th and Cambie is limited to the 6th Avenue side. There is no plan for access from the south side of 6th, under the street, and no access from our community on the north side of the station. We thnk there should be better access, and with neighbours, expect we can contribute to an improved design.

Safety and Security Concerns

Updated
09/2009

Residents' concern regarding safety around the station prompted your representatives to seek meetings with the VPD and Transit police.

Police aware of our concerns.
TransLink installing lighting along pathways.
Police believe residents are the best "eyes and ears" in dealing with safety concerns.
FCSNA is looking into a Neighbourhood Watch program.

2010 Demonstration Streetcar

Updated
09/2009

From January 21 to March 21, 2010 a demonstration streetcar will run between Granville Island and the Canada Line Olympic Village Station. A state-of-the-art streetcar on loan from Brussels, Belgium, through Bombardier, will run every 7 minutes from 6:30 a.m. until 12:30 a.m. seven days a week. The streetcar will be free of charge for residents, athletes, and visitors.

The Arbutus Greenway

Updated
09/2009

Earlier in the spring, City Engineering made a drastic change to our quality of life, especially for the residents who live closer to the tracks. They took a chain saw to most of the green that has grown up and buffered us from the 40,000 cars a day that use 6^th Ave. Felling the trees was to protect the overhead wires being installed for the demonstration streetcar run from the Olympic station to Granville Island.

Next, huge amounts of crushed rock were dumped and the rail line raised up 3 or 4 feet above the original rail bed. It now looks more like a national rail line, not a streetcar line. The aesthetic has disappeared. We met with engineering and they promised to re-green the line. Landscape architect Paul Lighfoot met with 17 interested residents and we walked the line, discussing where greening could/should occur. Paul drew up a map of these plantings which included many of the good ideas of the people on the walk.

On September 15^th, our committee inspected the new fencing and the newly installed transformer building. We were dismayed by its size and requested that a screen of plantings hide the building. Secondly, we requested some top soil be dumped so additional plantings could be make to screen the line and 6^th Ave from the residents nearby Sitka Square. We also reminded Paul that a cross section of this track showing possible room for a bike/skate lane was promised and not yet delivered. We have a long term view of this right of way, and believe it should accommodate bike traffic so the seawall pedestrians are not stressed with commuter bike traffic.

Finally, we want to green the crushed rock to repair the industrial look. City engineers say that it compromises the integrity of the foundation if the track had to be moved. We don’t buy that and have said this demonstration of the streetcar line will be a demonstration to the whole city on how ugly the line will look. We need them to reassess the ability to green the crushed rock. Such an email has been sent. We look forward to working with Engineering in a constructive way.

Keep Vancouver Spectacular

Updated
10/2012

Keep Vancouver Spectacular City Clean Up - Will You Help?

Many residents of South False Creek will devote 2 hours of their Saturday morning to help clean up the area on May 26th, between 9:30 and 11:30. The Clean-up is sponsored by the South False Creek Residents Association, and covers the area represented by the Association; from the Cambie Bridge to the Granville Bridge, between 6th Avenue and False Creek.

The Clean-up is supported by the City of Vancouver, through the Keep Vancouver Spectacular campaign, which encourages residents throughout Vancouver to clean up their neighbourhoods every May. K.V.S. provides gloves, tongs, garbage bags, and takes away the piles of garbage at the end. It is a way to meet your neighbours and to take pride in your neighbourhood.

To volunteer, it’s simply a matter of emailing John at fcscleanup@yahoo.ca. One of several spots to meet will be identified and all you have to do is show up at the appointed time and place with some energy for the task at hand.

For more information on the city cleanup, check out the City of Vancouver's website: http://vancouver.ca/ENGSVCS/solidwaste/kvs/

Walking Tour of South False Creek

Updated
10/2012

John Atkin led a group of False Creek South residents on an interesting and quaint tour of the south side of False Creek on Sunday, October 14, 2012. Sponsored by the False Creek South Neighbourhood Association, the tour took participants on some of the tiny public walkways and squares seldom seen by visitors.

Click here for a summary of the tour and some photos prepared by Peer Daniel, a graduate student in Urban Development at UBC.

In addition click here for a background paper on South False Creek which touches on many of the concepts that are central to an understanding of the unique development of False Creek South in the 1960s and 1970.

Many thanks to John Atkin and Peer Daniel for their work on this tour.

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