Canadian cities to tame downtown white elephants of ‘wrong-headed planning’
VANCOUVER — It was a mid-century effort to launch Vancouver into the modern age — an elevated roadway made up of tonnes of concrete cutting through the city’s shiny downtown core to serve the almighty automobile.
The failed attempt ultimately became a saving grace.
After the colossal Georgia Viaduct was built in 1972, a grassroots uproar stopped the construction of what would have been a multi-lane expressway.
The City of Vancouver voted last month to tear down the twinned bridge while discussion continues over construction of a new street network below it.