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Originally Posted by chowhou
It's crazy how the rest of the world seems to have it figured out, but I guess we Canadians are just too weak and dumb.  |
Nope, knowledgeable Canadians want change. It's just the fact we have boomers and lobbyists running governments that prevent us from progressing forward.
Communities for nearly 80 years have been built around the automobile. You still see newly built areas not even having a walking grid and comprised of cul-de-sacs. Change can start, but we are simply keeping the same built form as we always had an densifying without any rational improvement to the infrastructure.
I'm pro-density but there's a serious lack of amenities in the region right now. Health care is in a scary state and the education system is in a downright depressing state where you may see staggered hours in Surrey. There's a notable lack of parking and rapid transit improvements are lagging.
To better accommodate density in these neighborhoods, we should be building more cores to the surrounding community.
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