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Originally Posted by Chuck Norris
The closer you are to the city, the larger the premium. The irony is that in most cities, people drive into the city to work. In Vancouver, there are lots of people who live downtown but actually work elsewhere. If you don't believe me, look at any other large city and the way people commute. The idea of living near work has been eclipsed by the dream to live in the city.
Dream to live in the city? WTF? The only reason anyone lives in the city is because it's close to work! If not, why the hell would you live in a box when you could live in a nice home with more space and some freedom?
I lived downtown for a while and yes, it was nice but once I decided I didn't want to party anymore, there was little point for me to be there. There sure as hell isn't any work for someone like me.
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That was one of the first things I noticed living here, that the downtown sky-scrapers are mostly residential, not commercial like most cities.
The way I see it is simple: ocean and mountains. Living in Surrey I'd be > 1hr away in traffic from both, living in Kits I can walk to the beach and be on Grouse in < 30mins.
There is a premium to live in metro Van, thus why industry has been driven out to the burbs. Plus this is a blue-collar port, not a while-collar financial metropolis. So it makes since to put the manufacturing/shipping/... at the edge of the city, not downtown.