With the end of rail operations, CPR wanted to redevelop the 17 hectare corridor for residential and commercial purposes but was prevented by the City of Vancouver which wanted to acquire the lands for green space and potentially, a future light rail transportation line.  In 2006, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the city's zoning authority to prohibit CPR development, but the final disposition of the lands was not resolved until 2016 when the City of Vancouver purchased the lands from CPR for $55M.  