Consider : from this crossroads to the west you are connected to Vancouver Island University; the Terminal-Nicol corridor connects you north and south right to the city limits; and east to Commercial (our Main Street) to the conference centre and the new hotel and beyond to the brilliant multi-use intensity of the harbour.
All paths, by foot or wheelchair, bike or scooter, car or truck, and even under some circumstances teams of dog sleds, lead to and converge right here at the corner of Commercial and Terminal.
This intersection is the nucleus, the epicentre, of urban Nanaimo.
A strong architectural statement is needed here that speaks of pride of place at the epicentre of urban Nanaimo.
From the VIU campus to the west, from the city limits north and south, from the bustle of activities at the harbour and throughout downtown, all points lead to and coverage at this intersection. The epicentre of urban Nanaimo.
Looking north on Terminal towards the Commercial St intersection, VI Conference Centre on the right. Street trees, treed median and on street parking are specs taken directly from the Terminal Nicol Re-imagined plan pic.twitter.com/DtQC474Y6t
— NanaimoCommons (@NanaimoCommons) September 11, 2021
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