From OpenFile.ca ― Public Pressure Builds For Change to Sears Building

Artist’s rendering of what the new building could look like. Courtesy of Vancity Buzz.

“It’s outright hostile to the walker,” says former city director of planning Brent Toderian. “The building is a nod to car culture and big monolithic sterile architecture. It’s as big and lumpy as it could possibly be and it was designed for easy car access in a way that’s hostile to walkers.”

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