To the editor:
Re: "Tower plan Drive-ing East Side residents mad," June 21.
Thanks to Allen Garr for pointing out council's apparent disregard of the wishes of the Commercial Drive community. The densification at the Broadway/Commercial intersection isn't the only proposed change that has dismayed local residents.
The Emerging Plan calls for major zoning changes to the area around Garden Park. The Garden Park area is, to use the city's own words, one "of eclectic charm and character," and the park itself is the centre and gathering place of a close-knit community. Although Grandview-Woodland's area has been designated a heritage area, its unique character mysteriously ends when one crosses Templeton Drive, heading east. It is all quite bewildering.
Perhaps, though, the Emerging Plan is really part of the Engaged City initiative. Judging by the outrage the plan has caused, it has succeeded brilliantly.
Kegan Doyle, Vancouver ...
