Port Moody Oceanfront Development, or what? Last year I toured the Flavelle Mill site, and what is hopefully soon to be the future site of the Oceanfront Development. Based on a recent Facebook post I read, there has been 47 of the 2-hour public tours to-date. It is really wonderful when so much effort is … Read more
Coronation Park – Port Moody Moving Forward The Coronation Park Neighbourhood Plan Area was determined based on the Inlet Centre Transit Oriented Development Area established in the Port Moody’s Official Community Plan (page 93). An objective of the Coronation Park Neighbourhood Plan was to determine if land use change was appropriate for the single family … Read more
West Port Moody – Westport Promises My last post noted how West Port Moody and Moody Centre have been left behind in terms of amenities and sustainable lifestyle. At the same time, it’s fair to add that the stage has been set in the last couple of years for this picture to change significantly. While … Read more
OCP Growth Concerns in Port Moody Since 2006, the federal government has welcomed the highest yearly average of immigrants in Canadian history. Personally I’ll continue to welcome Newcomers, because in the end I really believe we all just want to be good friendly neighbours and help each other. Accommodating growth however seems to be a … Read more
In an introductory overview of the purpose of the OCP meeting tonight at the Council Special Committee of the Whole, a PowerPoint slide read, ”It is a general statement of Council’s objectives and policies to guide land use, servicing and the form and character of future development”. I underlined the words guide and servicing above, because my concern … Read more
Port Moody Realtor Concerned about Widening Gap… Geographically, west Port Moody represents about one third of the 26 sq.km total area of Port Moody. The Glenayre Community Centre, which is now well over 40 years old, and the Westhill Centre, built in 1974, are the only municipal facilities providing services in the west of Port … Read more
I’m uncertain if I should be pleased with Port Moody’s Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) exemption granted by Metro Vancouver, as reported in “Metro mayors not happy with Coquitlam”. With almost nothing new on the development books the past year, and few new sources of tax revenues moving forward, what is planned to replace these lost … Read more
One definition of lunacy is doing the same thing over and expecting a different result. By this definition, current planning for the Evergreen Line is starting to look more and more deranged, and the poor taxpayer could be looking at a repeat of the costly planning mistakes made with some of the earlier SkyTrain designs. … Read more
Which comes first, a third PoMo Evergreen station or density? By Sarah Payne – The Tri-City News Published: May 28, 2009 4:00 PM Members of the Port Moody Western Station Committee packed Tuesday’s council meeting to plead for a third Evergreen Line station, and the west-end density needed to support it. Of the six stops currently … Read more
Here is latest media coverage from the past 2 days: Proponents of extra Evergreen Line station to visit Port Moody council Third station needed A third Evergreen Line station in Port Moody is crucial