False Creek is the jewel of Vancouver; an overwhelming success story of modern urban planning. One can’t help but be impressed when walking through the area, enjoying the public spaces, strolling the seawall or gazing up at the high-rise residential towers. It became the template of what Vancouver has become.
The springboard to all of this, and indeed Vancouver’s complete transformation, was the World Exposition of 1986 (Expo 86) - one of the most successful world’s fairs ever. Legacy projects such as Canada Place, Science World, the Plaza of Nations as well as the SkyTrain elevated transit system have all proven to be great assets to the city. Once the fair was over, it was decided to design a new community on the site in an effort to attract more residents to the downtown peninsula.
