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VIEWPOINT

Erickson envisions tunnel

a second
opinion

_ “WE haven’t seen traf-

- fic problems yet,”

warns Arthur Erickson.

_.“Downtown. Vancouver
“will be absolutely

immobile within five
“years,” + ;

* a
“Displaying a sharp and;|
omble mind that belies his

«73 years of age, the archite,-

“tinal sliperstar was speaking!
toa Vancouver Board of

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... Trade lincheon last week, 5.

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when he made a number of;
intriguing observations about,

the future of our special cor-\s"
fer ofthe world, For those +

some of the most distinctive
west coast homes right here
on the North Shore, but a
aumber of major public and
private edifices also bear his
signature, Including the old
MacMillan Bloede! headquar-
ters on Georgia Street, the
downtown Courthouse and
Provincial Government
Offices, the stunning
Museum af Anthropology at
UBC and, of course, the
landmark Simon Fraser
University atop Burnaby
Mountain.

The case can be made that
ho other person has done
more to'shape our local iden-
tity and our sense of place

than Bricksan, So, when he

_ Speaks with passion abour
some of our iinminent local
planning challenges —
including the need for a third

“erossinyg of Burrard tnlet — |

-it's worth paying attention,

First o all it's useful to
note Erickson's views on the
Lions Gate Bridge. Even

“nfamiliar with Erickson, you: though he says it should

feed only to cast your eyes

cabout the Greater Vancouver
rea to see evidence of his

work, For, although Erickson

» ts probably Canada’s most

internationally celebrated»
carchicect, wining awards and
honors around the globe, it's,

-S here in his home community

hat he yay have made his
most listing mark,
Not only has he designed.”

ye

Mitchell

“ye never have been built at the
* dirst narrows because af the

\adverse impact the causeway!
“has had on Stanley Park, he
‘velieves the bridge is now an

ikon of Vancouver and should
therefore be preserved. He
also says it’s a disgrace that
the bridge tas been allowed
to deteriorate, but adds with
a bayish sense of marvel that
the drive across the span is

still one of the most spectae-
ularon the cont: ent,

But perhaps most surpris-
ing is Krickson’s view that
there may actually be some
wisdom In the provincial gov:
ermment’s recent decision to
provide only enough finding
io selurbish the Lions Gate
Bridge. He strongly believes
it would be a terrible mistake
to expand the first narrows
crossing. Instead he argues in
favor of an entirely new third
crossing that would tunnel

. underneath Burrard Inlet and

completely bypass downtown
fancouver,
And this is the key te

Erickson’s vision: traffic must

be diverted from the down:
“town core, He points out
“that most of the automobiles

travelling through downtown
Vancouver have destinations
elsewhere —- the airport, the
United States, the Fraser
Valley, Whistler, Vancouver
Island, ete. — yet are adding
to the increasing frustration
of traffic gridlock, 7
Krickson’s sohition isn't
original, but by adding his
voice to the idea he gives it
sreater credibility, In essence,
Fes advocating construction
of a tunnel reaching the
North Shore near the foot of
Lloyd Avenue in North
Vancouver, eventually con-
necting to the Upper Levels
Highway. On the Vancouver
side of the water, the tunnel

s effort

not appreciated

Dear Editor:

David Mirchell’s: June 6
column is the nastiest, niost
vicious assault on an, individ-

ne dal have ever seen ita news:

4

David- Mitchell in the June
20/97. edition of the paper
alls Doug Collins “a coward-

“ly. fitthe man” cbecause he

attacked: Mitchell's, wife in:
¢ of his columas. Yet in the
: Mitchell
1 wife, with
whom Mr. Collins apparently
is acquainted with, is “just the
kind of woman that: scares
collins out of the other half
his wits.”

“coward:

foreover, does not calling -

someone in the media public
eye “cowardly”: constitute.
hatred or-hate which, Bill 33

* forbids? Under Bill 33 there _
may be more reason for Mr.”

Mitchell to be before the

“Human Rights Tribunal than

for Mr. Collins to be there,

.. Thomas Schmidt,

North Vancouver
. vee

PAS AY 06d LEUTHRATEY HINO THNOTH DhoHshos Cos tere Law

japan, He claims he doesn't
Eohieve It acceptable to pub-
Kish lies or hatred intended 1
hurt people, then, by innuen-

. do, ties and falsehood, he
ties to carve up. Doug
Collins.

Mitchell claims he knows
who embarrasses most resi-
_ dents of the North Shore,
Wrarig. ‘Mitchell claims he
knows what the overwhelm-
ing majority regard as an ugly
stain, Wrong. Mitchell does-
n't. know what the majority,
on even the minority thinks.

“He is merely publicizing
his personal: views to direct
hatred and contempt against
an individual, He deserves a
human rights tribunal.

Mitchell denigrates the
aged by implying they do not
have the intellect to form
intelligent opinion, Tam

Dear Editor:

older than Mitchell, probably
have a higher [Q, have more
education, studied more, read
more, discussed more, trav.
elled more, met more peaple
and have had vastly more var-
ied life experience than
Mitchell will ever have.

Having lived longer, with
full faculties andi still consid-
cring options, alternatives,
and positions, if is natural
that f should know more as 1
have had more time to reflect
upon and judge what I see,
hear, read and think,

For Mitchell to’ disparage
my views and everyone older
than he is insulting and

patronizing. To claim Collins Ji

As an anti-semite, I believe, is
‘a lie.

To say Collins condones
Nazi atrocities. is a lie, To
compare Collins with Larry
Flynt allows us to see David
Mitchell for what he can be, a
pempous, selfrighteous prig.
Neil Thompson
West Vancouver

‘Stroll with shadow

I passed the scene of an accident yesterday and thought of
Doug Collins, An hour later, I realized why. | make it a point not

to read Doug Collins’ column, just because I don't like to make
myself angry for no good reason, But sometimes 1 can’t help
myself, It is like passing the scene of an accident: you really don’t

want to look, but thar sick, dark side of you which is tucked away
in the basest part of your being just has to have a peck.

‘We all have the North Shore News to thank for giving us the —
opportunity to. take our “shadow” out fora stroll once in a while.

‘Joan Nuffield, North Vancouver

would tle Into the Main
Street corridor near Pacific
Central Station. This crossing
would draw traffic away from
the downtown core, but con-
neet to it by means of the
Georgia Street viaduct,
Variations of such a plan
have been proposed in the
past, but overly-cautious
planners and timid elected
officials have shied away from
such seemingly grandiose
schemes, Brickson himself
notes that detailed traffic
studies need to be completed
before any firm decisions can
be made. And he appears to
be on solid ground when he
points out that, while we've

funded transportation studies ,,

galore in recent years, local
governments have been
remiss in neglecting to study
actual traffic patterns,
According to Arthur
Erickson, a prospective third
crossing represents the most
important planning decision
remaining to be made in
Greater Vancouver, for as far

as We can see into the future,

His preferred route would
cost more than a new bridge,
but not much more, he says.
And we owe him some
thanks for reminding us that,
when looking at our local
problems, it’s useful to con-
sider the broader picture,

Are we pre pared to accept

the counsel of this elder
statesinan of the architectural

Friday, July 4, 1997 ~ North Shore News - 7

world? Can we alford not to?
Next week Pl take a clos:
er look at the contest for
EBrickson’s viston and the
realistle prospects for realiz.

believes strangly in freedom uf
speech and the right of ail sides
ina debate to be beard. The
columnists published in the
News present differing points

ing the dream ofa third

of view, but those Mews are not
crossin i
—~ The North Shore News

necessarily those of the newspa
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