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Making connections in Horseshoe Bay Thompson, David B.
Abstract
Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia is: 1) a geographically constricted waterfront neighbourhood of the Municipality of West Vancouver, 2) a north facing deep water ocean bay with a history of marine access and activities, 3) the site of one of the busiest terminals on the British Columbia Ferry Corporation system with 2.6 million vehicles and 7 million passengers per year. The ferry corporation is planning to expand the vehicle holding lots and administration facilities in 2001 and there are public concerns about possible degradation of the character and environment of the community. The Municipality of West Vancouver has expressed a desire to rebuild the foreshore embankment of the waterfront in Horseshoe Bay Park and upgrade the various amenities. Merchants of Horseshoe Bay are concerned that changes to the pedestrian access from the ferry terminal lots may negatively affect their business. The federal government is in the midst of divesting itself of ownership and responsibility for the public wharf. These are the issues and factors that were considered in a project where several different landscape locations with different functions within the Horseshoe Bay community were the subject of a redesign program. The proposed interventions range from environmental graphics to intertidal infill and wetland construction. Each of the various proposals has a different focus, use or function but all share the common theme of landscape connectivity, linking the community to the environment in a mutually beneficial way.
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Making connections in Horseshoe Bay
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University of British Columbia
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Date Issued |
2001
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Description |
Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia is: 1) a geographically
constricted waterfront neighbourhood of the Municipality
of West Vancouver, 2) a north facing deep water ocean bay
with a history of marine access and activities, 3) the site of
one of the busiest terminals on the British Columbia Ferry
Corporation system with 2.6 million vehicles and 7 million
passengers per year.
The ferry corporation is planning to expand the vehicle
holding lots and administration facilities in 2001 and
there are public concerns about possible degradation of the
character and environment of the community. The
Municipality of West Vancouver has expressed a desire to
rebuild the foreshore embankment of the waterfront in
Horseshoe Bay Park and upgrade the various amenities.
Merchants of Horseshoe Bay are concerned that changes to
the pedestrian access from the ferry terminal lots may negatively
affect their business. The federal government is in
the midst of divesting itself of ownership and responsibility
for the public wharf.
These are the issues and factors that were considered
in a project where several different landscape locations
with different functions within the Horseshoe Bay community
were the subject of a redesign program. The proposed
interventions range from environmental graphics to intertidal
infill and wetland construction. Each of the various
proposals has a different focus, use or function but all share
the common theme of landscape connectivity, linking the
community to the environment in a mutually beneficial
way.
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eng
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Date Available |
2009-08-04
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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DOI |
10.14288/1.0089936
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University of British Columbia
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2001-05
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Graduate
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