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Originally Posted by whatnext
Huh? Have you been along Cambie Street lately? Or is it just because it's not towers that it doesn't meet your approval?
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I consider most projects along Cambie as mid to low-density. The proposals at Langara Gardens, Dogwood or Oakridge are what would achieve higher densities with green space, but they are not happening yet.
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Originally Posted by BobLoblawsLawBlog
Cambie really isn't that much compared to the housing demand. Typically one of midrise building can house about 50 to 90 units, with about 2 people living in each unit. 150 people in each building isn't enough. More midrises (preferably 5-10 stories) in the industrial area south of the Olympic Village, Hastings, Fraser River ect. could be used. But I do think historical neighbourhoods like Strathcona and the Woodlands should remain single family homes, since I wouldn't like to see historical buildings disappear.
Glass skyscrapers would not look good on corridors. We'd just end up with an awkward row like in Las Vegas. The skyscrapers (in the CoV) belong Downtown.
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Finally, someone who speaks with logic.
If those buildings can go up 2 or 3 times higher, each building can house up to 450 people, then it is called "high density". To prevent a Las-Vegas style row of taller towers, adjacent streets should be upzoned, like what Metrotown has been doing.