Burnaby will see more positive changes in the next few years.
Burnaby sees surge in new residents in latest Census data
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Although the population density is still lower than its neighbouring city Vancouver that got a decades-old headstart, Burnaby is still retaining more parklands and green spaces, including agricultural spaces, which most likely explains its low population density number.
The mixed use commercial/residential high-density nodes with new town centres developed in this city will curtail the rise of urban sprawl which has plagued many North American cities, including Burnaby when it first started out as a bedroom community of Vancouver. Gaining city status in 1992 has certainly helped to let it charter its own future.