The stadium would have had close access to many modes of public transportation, including SkyTrain, SeaBus, West Coast Express, and buses.
Local architects Arthur Erickson and Bing Thom also urged caution, saying that piecemeal development of some of Vancouver's last undeveloped waterfront should be avoided.
[2] Independent architecture firm Hotson Bakker, hired by the city of Vancouver, concluded that the stadium plans as proposed were unworkable.
[citation needed] On July 11, 2006, Vancouver's city council gave unanimous approval to continue the planning process,[3] provided that certain critical problems were addressed.
This area is anticipated for mixed use development by the Central Waterfront Port Lands Policy Statement (1994) and any proposal would need to be considered in that context."