McBurney Lane
Langley, BC
Hapa worked with the City of Langley to revitalize McBurney Lane as a social space in the heart of downtown Langley. It strengthens pedestrian connections, creates flexible spaces to accommodate a variety of programming, and integrates permeable surfaces, drought tolerant planting and rainwater infiltration as part of the City’s sustainability agenda.
Connecting the historic downtown Fraser Highway to the new Douglas Park amphitheater and cenotaph, the design includes a series of arching benches, stairs and planted masses that frame new social spaces in the middle of the lane. These spaces include a raised middle wood deck for performances and events. The project also coordinated with street parking modifications that eliminates 26 stalls of parking from the lane, incorporates more angle parking on adjacent Douglas Crescent, and reinforces the entire lane as a pedestrian only public space.
