In the interim, home owners adjacent to the unused rail line and community groups had built and maintained numerous gardens and plots on the 9 km route.  The homes adjacent to the corridor are large and some of the most expensive in the city with the green space adding to the exclusivity of the properties.  In 2014 as negotiations with the city dragged on, CPR began repairing the rail line, clearing the gardens and preparing to run trains on the line. The city filed an injunction to block the railway from reactivating the line, but that bid was dismissed in B.C. Supreme Court.  Finally in 2016 the City finalized acquisition of the lands.  Terms of the complex purchase agreement included a stipulation that a portion of the corridor must be dedicated for light rail transit use.