Posted Oct 13, 2022, 8:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chowhou
Two other big evils in Vancouver/Canada are Euclidian zoning and the "Grand Bargain".
I would love to see the Japanese zoning system in Canada. Contrary to popular belief, there are zoning laws in Japan, but they're inclusive zoning laws rather than exclusive zoning laws. Instead of saying "only SFH are allowed to be built in this zone", the zone would look more like "Heavy industry and businesses larger than 3000 sqm are not allowed". Importantly, there's no zone which excludes every single type of building use besides single family homes. Once again, this is another populist policy that came about because people focused more on the effects on themselves than on society. "Would you want a busy business next to where you live? By the way, you will need to drive 20 minutes to find any business whatsover and we banned all the poors from living here in little homes  ." |
Agreed. Japan seems to have made the right decisions in these regards. Is more independently-minded Canadian culture able to shift in that interdependent direction?
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