Blog Posts tagged: Arbutus Corridor
Arbutus Greenway: some ideas for the path ahead
Earlier this year, the City of Vancouver announced that it had reached a deal with CP Rail to purchase the Arbutus corridor, a former railway right-of-way. The intention, as stated at the time, was to create a linear greenway, with the... Continue reading »
City purchases Arbutus Corridor – for greenway, possible streetcar route
Concept of the proposed Arbutus Greenway (City of Vancouver) After several months of negotiations, the City of Vancouver and CP Rail have reached an agreement on the future of the Arbutus Corridor. The City will purchase the 9km rail line... Continue reading »
Arbutus Corridor Part 3 – CP Rail begins to remove gardens
On August 9th 2014, the VPSN organized a group hike along the Arbutus rail corridor. Just 5 days later, Canadian Pacific Railway started removing community gardens around 70th Avenue, and has subsequently been moving northward. The Vancouver Courier published pictures of... Continue reading »
Take Action on the Arbutus Corridor
When I moved to my current residence close to seven years ago I immediately tried to meet my neighbours and find ways to discover my new community in Kitsilano. We live in a small space just shy of 700 sq... Continue reading »
