The Editor,
Re. “Mill plan takes step” (The Tri-City News, June 30).
Three years ago, I attended a public open house for the proposed redevelopment of Lougheed Mall in Burnaby. I was surprised that the city’s planners had designated it a “Town Centre.” In fact, there are four “town centres” in Burnaby: Metrotown, Brentwood, Edmonds and Lougheed. It’s too bad there isn’t a city centre.
Now I see the same dispersion of growth starting to happen in Port Moody. High-density growth had been focused in the Newport Village area near city hall and the recreation centre. The Flavelle, Ioco, Westport (Andrés Wines) and Moody Centre redevelopments will create a city without an urban focal point.
The highrise, mixed-use redevelopment should be concentrated around the Inlet Centre rapid transit station, with an all-weather pedestrian walkway to the city hall precinct.
The peripheral redevelopment sites should constrained to “signature” ground-oriented, low-rise buildings.
Derek Wilson, Port Moody
