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Originally Posted by sburnaby33
Agreed. I am in favour of densification as it is better for the environment because it makes it easier for retail to get a foothold in an area. Indeed, large scale grocers like Save On and Whole Foods will find an area with this type of development more appealing. This is why I choose Brentwood to live as a I can walk from my future home to a grocer or to grab a cup of coffee in a few minutes. It is exciting seeing what is happening in all the four quadrants.
However, the way Vancouver is developing outside the Downtown core there is virtually no multiplier effect in the city. The type of developments being proposed-low rise, townhouses, and laneway houses- do not allow for this. It seems the city is stuck in small town mindset. You cant leave density on the table because of NIMBYism (Hello Grandview-Woodlands) or trying to keep the city quaint. A few hundred units here, a couple of hundred there add up to thousands of potential homes never being able to be sold. In a region like ours you have to maximize housing opportunities.
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Can't agree with you more. However, I think the Mayor of Vancouver is starting to wake up from the long slumber. Watch Global News today.
But yeah, small town mindset is right.
Or village mentality.
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