ISSUES THAT COULDN’T BE AVOIDED
Nancy Knight also noted that the Olympic Village was a unique situation where cer- tain issues—such as the construction cost overrun—couldn’t be avoided. When con- struction costs escalated with the boom, there was little choice but to keep building, as it had to be ready for the Olympics. At that same time, ubc was able to postpone some of the construction, thus reducing the risk significantly, which was not an option for the City in light of the impend- ing Olympics. One of the final comments of the eve-
ning came from the Olympic Village project manager, Roger Bayley, who high- lighted some of the positive aspects of the project. He confirmed that six councils in a row voted for the project and in terms of cost, building to leed platinum amounted to about 6-7% of the value of the project. While mistakes were made—and the final expense to taxpayers remains to be
seen—there are opportunities to learn from the Olympic Village experience. One of the project’s legacies is that it is built to very high green building standards, which contributes to Vancouver’s reputa- tion of being a green city. Yet Vancouver’s citizens may have to pay more for these gains in the future than originally anticipated.
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A version of this article was first published in Planning West magazine, Volume 53, Number 1, Spring 2011, by the Planning Institute of British Columbia. It is reprinted here with permission, all rights reserved. ■
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Nancy Knight, mcip, Associate Vice-President, ubc Campus and Community Planning, provided story context and history. For more information on pibc events, visit our web site at: www.
pibc.bc.ca
ALEX TAYLOR, MCIP, has been a plan- ner for Dillon Consulting Limited since 2006, recently transferring with them from Calgary to Vancouver. A graduate of McGill’s School of Urban Planning, he works in municipal policy, parks planning, Aboriginal community planning, public engagement and land development. Alex is treasurer of the cip Planning Students Trust Fund and volunteers with the South Coast Chapter of pibc. He can be reached at:
ataylor@dillon.ca
CHRISTINE CALLIHOO, MCIP, is the ceo of Counterflow Community Planning Inc. and a registered professional planner with more than 15 years of experience in a diverse range of planning fields including Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal land use and community planning, First Nations consul- tation, as well as community-based climate change adaptation planning. Christine is an active volunteer with the South Coast Chapter of the Planning Institute of bc. She can be reached at:
counterflow@telus.net
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