Time for Vancouver to Tear Down Its Viaducts?

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Originally Posted by logan5

Manhattan relies solely on transit for its daytime population, why cant Vancouver do the same. Nobodies drives in Manhattan.And nobody drives in Vancouver. Why is manhattan so great?
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You should see the number of lines coming into Manhattan, as well as London, Hong Kong etc., and the size of the subway trains, compared to Vancouver's. There is simply no comparison between ours and theirs, and that is already considering the population difference among those cities, and Metro Van's.

If we are not ready for large capacity subway trains serving the downtown peninsula, we shouldn't be taking down vital transportation links. The excess roadway lanes can be used for more buses or street cars if we are too poor or lazy to build new skytrain lines (which is often the case in this backwater).

Also, just a reminder that Transportation trucks, emergency vehicles and cabs don't ride skytrains or seabuses. They still need the roadways.

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i thought this would fit to share here, I thought it would take years for this viaduct to come down but wow its gone fast!
I wonder if Vancouver can do it as quickly

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I already see a new wide roadway built or improved before they tear the viaducts down in Seattle. Will Vancouver complete the Prior connector, the ramp down Pacific Blvd, and improve on Pacific Boulevard before taking the viaducts down? If they are not even starting right now, when will they eventually take the viaducts down? Maybe with the decades of wait, a large enough earthquake will bring them down, saving the City demolition costs, but at the same time killing hundreds because the City never had enough money to enhance its seismic strength.