Community Benefits

Community Benefits of a 3^rd Evergreen Line Station at the Western Gateway to Port Moody

• Will help realize the goals identified by the citizens of Port Moody through various public meetings since 2006, such as:
• Preserve the Heritage Character of Old Port Moody
• Develop an Arts and Culture Centre for “The City of the Arts”
• Revitalize Moody Centre
• Increase Economic Development in Moody Centre
• Enhance the livability of the City through environmental stewardship
• Will provide a focus for shaping land use options at the West End of Old Port Moody, which will avoid a ghost town at the Western Gateway to the City
• Will extend the award winning livability of Port Moody all the way to the West End of the City by fostering walkable living
• Will link Glenayre, College Park, Seaview, Harbour Heights, East Hill, and Seaforth into a revitalized Old Port Moody
• Will increase Boutique Commerce in Old Port Moody and attract long overdue specialty grocery, retail shops, and services to the West End of Port Moody
• Will enhance the Heritage Character of the West End of Moody Centre, by encouraging renewal of historic buildings in revitalizing the area
• Will create access to a renewed Arts Centre in Old Port Moody for patrons of the Arts from all over the Lower Mainland, helping “The City of the Arts” find a larger audience for all its talented people
• Will increase ridership on the Evergreen Line by offering local residents a way to leave their cars at home, as well as making Old Port Moody a destination for transit use from all around Metro Vancouver