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Originally Posted by BurnoutBinLaden
Three things that really get my goat:
-What city on earth decides it's gonna build condos around a stadium other than Vancouver.
-What city on earth still has detatched houses around rapid transit other than Vancouver.
-What city on earth pushes out office buildings into the suburbs (Metrotower III) other than Vancouver.
I really hate this city. No wonder wages are crap here. Life is more than condos, and people here only get wound up about bike lanes and smart meters. Wake up!
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No comment about the first 2. But regarding point #3, spreading office buildings outside of the downtown core (and by corollary, putting up residential condos in DT) is a very good thing. The exact term for this has slipped my mind for the moment, but essentially, inter-mingling office and residential space in the same general area, as opposed to entirely separating commercial and residential districts, helps a lot in minimizing traffic congestion while maximizing the use of space. (Because the DT / business core district wouldn't be completely deserted outside of office hours.)