Dear Editor:
As New West expands and towers rise up, council needs to consider more of the amenities that make a city livable and attractive to families. Aside from condo towers with three bedrooms, parks and transit, there needs to be easier access to things like a pool and library.
Towers are going up in Sapperton, and eight more are planned for downtown: a total of five near the water, one on Carnarvon Street across from Marinus, another at Sixth Street, and one more at 900 Carnarvon. Trapp-Holbrook isn't even completed yet.
With the high number of people this will bring, the pool off McBride and the small library uptown are not practical or even accessible for many.
I believe the perfect spot for a visionary council to put amenities like a pool and library would be 900 Carnarvon. Frankly, its proximity to the SkyTrain, bus loop and fitness centre in the mall make it ideal for this.
Considering many of the good decisions council has made in the past (the Anvil Centre, Pier Park, the Fourth Street walking bridge), I know this is possible.
Mathew Styranka, New Westminster
