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The 525 building seems to be the embodiment of the plan. But it may not be around much longer, because it lies directly in the path of a proposed SkyTrain line that would run from the False Creek Flats to Broadway.

TransLink would be responsible for building the line, but declined to provide a detailed map showing the route of the proposed SkyTrain. In an email statement, it said “TransLink is currently working with the City of Vancouver and the Province of British Columbia to refine the project’s design and update project cost estimates.”

However, a City of Vancouver documentshows the SkyTrain curving directly through the 525 building site.

Photo by City of Vancouver / PNG

Andy Sylvester of the Equinox thinks TransLink should look at alternative routes.

“It’s a multi-billion dollar process – there are lots of changes that have been made, and will continue to be made,” said Sylvester, who has started up a website (save525.ca) to elicit community support.

“We want them to consider alternatives of getting to that station without destroying a building that is part of this very important cultural and academic hub.”

Monte Clarksaid TransLink’s plan to demolish 525 Great Northern Way was probably drawn up before the area changed.

“When it was drawn up a few years ago I don’t know if they knew exactly where Emily Carr was going on the site,” said Clark. “I don’t know why (the SkyTrain line) couldn’t go in the road between Emily Carr and our gallery.”