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Originally Posted by whatnext
Of course. The Visionistas largely live with the 2km bubble zone radiating from downtown Vancouver. They have little interest or understanding of what happens outside of that.
They've done jack squat to preserve affordable houses for the middle class in Vancouver, and then get all pissy when the families forced out to the burbs dare to want to drive downtown.
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I am a contrarian...The more they discourage people from driving, the more encouraged to drive I get...I had the best time driving to work during the Olympics while lemmings were waiting 1 hour for Sky Train being good citizens and all...Hastings was beautifully deserted (even the hobos were sent packing for the event I guess). It was awesome...
And besides why would you even want to come downtown with family? Once they close the sad aquarium there will be absolutely nothing a family cannot do elsewhere without the hassle and expense of coming downtown. Want a petting zoo? Try New West it's free...Want to ride mini trains, try confederation park in Burnaby (far, far better plus no lineups). Want beaches? West Van, Boundary Bay. Shopping (if you call that family activity) - Metrotown...There are far more interesting coffee shops and restaurants on Main street then downtown...Downtown is basically for vanilla tourists, 20 year old wannabe yuppies (or whatever is the current equivalent) and barren singles in their late 30s and 40s clutching their little precious doggies ...Chain restaurants galore serving Sysco food and same old retail you can find anywhere else...oh, yes, and now featuring food trucks...yum...They have even taken the good old seedy Granville street, chased out a bit of unique retail and character it had and turned it into Payless Shoes strip mall...
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