Blog Posts tagged: CP Rail
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 »
Arbutus Corridor Part 2 – the ‘Arbutus Amble’
Our August ‘Arbutus Amble’ along the currently disused Canadian Pacific Railway tracks was a diverse and interesting trail. Surrounding the approximately 9km Arbutus rail corridor from Granville Island to the Marpole Loop (at South West Marine Drive), were industrial lands... 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 »
