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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
Not by their policies, by their actions. The City has been pretty good about keeping themselves compact and dense and close to transit (I predict another rezoning plan when the Lonsdale SkyTrain is finally confirmed).
OTOH, the District recently approved a giant bedroom community halfway to Deep Cove, and is building condos beside the highway on the opposite end from Park & Tilford or Phibbs; all the houses in-between remain untouched. That is not good TOD. |
Sorry, but that's not entirely accurate. The Maplewood area is hardly "halfway to Deep Cove" when you consider the nearby Lynnwood redevelopment and the proximity to Phibbs Exchange. There's even talk of eventually extending the upcoming B-Line to the Maplewood area.
Furthermore, while the District's planning certainly isn't perfect, it's not really appropriate to make direct comparisons between City and District. It is a lot easier for development to be "compact and dense" when you're looking at a much smaller area that - by virtue of geography - is already central to the North Shore. By comparison, the District is far larger and much more spread out.
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