Concord Brentwood site prep begins

The last few weeks has seen the most northern section being cleared and prepared for Phase 1 of the Concord Brentwood development.  Phase 1 will see multiple towers rising along the south side of Lougheed Hwy between Beta Ave and Douglas Rd.

Is the Brentlawn bus route needed?

With the Delta Ave watermain replacement having been under way for over 2 months, Bus 134 Brentwood/Lake City Station has been rerouted around the Brentwood neighbourhood.  This having been going on as long as it has, the question arises about whether or not this route along Brentlawn Drive is needed.  Brentlawn Drive is lined with single family homes on the northern edge of a pending major redevelopment of Brentwood Mall that has also been subject to the whim of careless speedsters using it as their private highway at the expense of local residents.  The argument thrown around to quell the idea of traffic calming measures such as speed humps has been that Brentlawn Drive is part of a bus route.  Since this bus does not appear to be missed by very many living on Brentlawn (myself included) let's have Bus 134 permanently rerouted and traffic calming measures implemented to discourage the reckless speeding that will certainly return here after the work on Delta Ave is completed.

What do people out there think?  Is there anyone that uses that route by catching the 134 at a bus stop on Brentlawn Drive or Delta Ave?  Has anyone been extremely inconvenienced by the temporary change in the bus route?

Perspectives changing at Douglas and Lougheed

The 29-story Perspectives high-rise development being built by Ledingham Mcallister at Douglas Rd and Lougheed Hwy has begun the transformation of the area between Beta Ave and the Holdom SkyTrain Station from an industrial to a mixed-use residential and retail, pedestrian oriented neighbourhood. Situated south of Lougheed Hwy across the street from the recently built Brentwood Gate complex (Delta and Lougheed), the Perspectives development will include 8 townhomes on Dawson Ave which will be extended eastward and be connected with Douglas Rd. With Perspectives nearing completion and the site of the Affinity high-rise development by Bosa just having been excavated nearby, the area around Douglas Road will look much different a few years from now.

The Affinity development will consist of a 24-story and 29-story tower and 10 townhomes. According to Bosa's website, the phase 1 tower is more than 90 percent sold. Another project that is to be built by Qualex-Landmark and titled The Luxe is currently on hold. The Luxe project will consist of 2 highrise towers along with townhomes and will be built next to the Perspectives site between Douglas Rd and the Dawson Ave extension.

Along with the extension of Dawson Ave from Yukon Court to link up with Douglas Rd, traffic changes will include the closing off of Douglas Rd to and from Lougheed Hwy. Future plans include the building of a pedestrian overpass from Delta Ave to Douglas Rd to provide safe north-south access for residents on either side of Lougheed Hwy. More mixed-use development will lead to the availability of more local retail and community amenities to serve long-time and new residents.