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Originally Posted by scryer
BC, specifically Vancouver, actually does very well in this aspect of urban living. The city of Lougheed, Coquitlam Central, Burquitlam, Metrotown, and Oakridge are all TOD's (whether proposed or constructed) that are good examples of developing mixed use neighbourhoods that emphasise walkability.
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Vancouver has done a very good job at TOD but again none of the ones you have mentioned are pedestrian friendly. Yes it is nice to have more of the community amenities but when it's all said and done these are nothing but glass boxes connected to a mall at a transit station. One very notable exception is NuWest which promoted downtown living but not at the expense of the original district. It has retained it's character.
This is one of the problems with building transit and selling the land around it to the highest bidder...........McCommunity, just add money.