Opponents of 27-storey Chinatown proposal rally outside city hall
原始发布日期： 2016-04-11 发布者：李方字变大 字变小
Tall building would alter character of the community, says group opposing development proposed for downtown
Opponents of a 27-storey development proposed for Calgary's downtown Chinatown area march to a rally outside city hall. (Evelyne Asselin/CBC) The fight against a 27-storey tower proposed for the heart of Chinatown is moving to outside city hall this morning. People opposed to the development are rallying against the plan Monday, as city council prepares to consider the proposal. The proposed development includes a building almost twice the height of existing ones in the area to be built on the site of a parking lot that sits between Second Avenue and Third Avenue S.W. About 2,000 people have signed a petition against the proposal. Dale Lee Kwong, a volunteer with the group "I Love YYC Chinatown," said approving such a building would destroy the character of the community. "This is not a fairy tale," she said. "Chinatowns across North America are under threat of disappearing." 
Opponents of a 27-storey development proposed for Calgary's downtown Chinatown area rally outside city hall. (Dave Gilson/CBC) The architect behind the proposal, Manu Chugh, said the building will look like a three-storey building to pedestrians because the rest of the building would set back from the sidewalk. "It will not lose any character of the Chinatown." The plan goes before city council Monday. |