See final paragraph - set to be the tallest building in Western Canada. The article focuses on the 14 stories of underground parking that will be included, which does seem excessive given that the SkyTrain is literally across the street.
14 stories of underground parking that will be included, which does seem excessive given that the SkyTrain is literally across the street.I’m not sure what the skytrain being there in a literal sense makes as a difference, but the absolute lack of parking at or around the skytrain stop would definitely not help the situation, suggesting that 14 levels may be the best way of achieving 2400 parking spots. Tall buildings hold a lot of people.
But what do your engineering numbers say?
They could introduce a car-share service instead of being reliant on personal car ownership.
One Evo can replace a fair number of parked cars…
One Evo can replace a fair number of parked cars…
A rep from Evo told me once that their data suggests each Evo takes 7 privately owned cars off the road. (I know that’s worded badly and yes I’ve seen the way some people drive Evos…)
That’s pretty crazy. There’s an Evo right outside of my apartment and sometimes it’s better to take the Evo than my own car just to avoid parking and dodging traffic on the way back.
sometimes it’s better to take the Evo than my own car just to avoid parking and dodging traffic on the way back.
I know right? Sure, the Evo concept is not a solution to every traffic/vehicle related problem but there are so many use cases where it’s hellishly handy. I’ve definitely done the same - an Evo into town and no worries about parking… lock and WALK AWAY :)
Isn’t that the point of transit, that you don’t have to drive? There’s a plethora of options for people who want to drive elsewhere.
I love how you assume everywhere we need to come from and go to has a transit stop within range of someone with potential mobility issues. We didn’t even have that in Manhattan! Market forces quickly pushing people to relocate services close to transit stops, which I suspect you’ll bring up next, can also be informed by Manhattan’s setup, which has 200 years of history where that hasn’t happened yet. Soon, though, right?
