Why Does Port Moody Need an Evergreen Line Station Now?
Does Port Moody Council support an additional Western Station?
Why is the Evergreen Line not committing to build a western station?
Where would the western station be located?
How will a western station fit into the Evergreen Line?
How will a western station benefit me and my community?
How can I help to ensure the western station gets built?
Why Does Port Moody Need an Evergreen Line Station Now?
Port Moody and specifically Moody Centre and its surrounding neighbourhoods has experienced 15 plus years of changing plans, commitments and challenges regarding rapid transit options and solutions.
Western Station Committee members have been active participants in studies – reports – workshops – Community Charettes – sponsored by the City to assess the needs for future development in Port Moody’s original town-site in Moody Centre.
The community has been frustrated that these studies, including numerous false starts for a rapid transit solution – Evergreen Line – have elapsed over time but so little has actually changed:
- still limited services for residents in the west side
- still little walk-by traffic for retail shops and restaurants
- still no comprehensive plan to unify the area
- still no plan to build an expanded Arts Centre
The Evergreen Line to Port Moody – with a 3rd Station at the west side of Moody Centre – is the once-in-a-life-time catalyst for Port Moody’s Old Town to alleviate these past frustrations. The Evergreen Line will advance redevelopment in the west side of town, enhance commercial/retail viability; stimulate heritage revitalization; provide a nucleus for cultural amenities, plus foster aesthetic and well planned residential growth.
The Committee aspires for Moody Centre changes on a smaller scale and more in keeping with the Heritage character of the area to embrace the western soul of Port Moody to balance with the heart that is Inlet Centre.
Many in the Western Station Committee fear that the west side of Moody Centre will continue to stagnate – or worse slide backwards as a viable centre – if it is not revitalized soon.
Does Port Moody Council support an additional Western Station?
In a November 19, 2009 report in the Coquitlam NOW newspaper, acting Mayor Megan Lahti confirmed Council support saying, “We support a third station in the city. Where and how that station is put together is still a question mark.”
And on July 15, 2010 the Coquitlam NOW reported that Port Moody council unanimously agreed to tell the Evergreen Line design team that a station further west near Elgin Street would be a better option than one at the transit exchange. Mayor Joe Trasolini said, “If we don’t do that, then any potential development of Moody Centre and west of Moody Centre would not be served.”
Why is the Evergreen Line not committing to build a western station?
The Evergreen Line has not received sufficient indication from the City of Port Moody that its Official Community Plan will permit transit oriented development in the vicinity of a western station.
Where would the western station be located?
The proposed 3rd Station would be located at the west side of Moody Centre, west of Elgin Street and close to the Barnet Highway.
How will a western station fit into the Evergreen Line?
The Evergreen Line will have six primary stations: Lougheed, Burquitlam, Port Moody/West Coast Express, Ioco, Coquitlam/West Coast Express and Coquitlam City Hall/Douglas College. West Port Moody is a potential candidate as an added stop on the Line.
How will a western station benefit me and my community?
The inclusion of a western station will benefit the City of Port Moody and its residents by:
- Revitalizing Moody Centre
- Increasing economic development in Moody Centre
- Enhancing the livability of the City
- Preserving the Heritage Character of Old Port Moody
- Developing an Arts and Culture Centre for “The City of The Arts”
How can I help to ensure the western station gets built?
Show your support by signing the online petition.
