VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today Vancouver city staff submitted a report to Council which recommends a process that could potentially resolve the proposed Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium’s five key requirements set out by City Council last July. In addition, the report outlines a procedure to integrate the stadium with the Waterfront Hub Study. The report will be presented at a City Council meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 1.
“Since the last City Council meeting in July, we have been actively working to address the five key requirements,” said Whitecaps Director of Soccer Operations Bob Lenarduzzi. “Through our discussions with the Port Authority, we are now proposing a revised stadium site which has the potential to resolve or mitigate the five key issues.”The new proposed site is situated slightly west of the previously proposed site, just north of the CP Rail tracks, on the waterfront and near the SeaBus hub.The five key requirements the Whitecaps are working with the City and stakeholders to resolve are the following:- Provision of an adequate street network
- Resolution of the risks and liability associated with dangerous goods in the rail lands
- Reconfiguration of the stadium structure to ensure a better fit with Gastown
- Resolution of impacts on the liveability of residential areas south of the rail lands
- Resolution of impacts on future Port Lands development
