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Originally Posted by someone123
It's impressive how far out you can find consistent strips of storefront shops in Vancouver along streets like Kingsway or Granville; I'd call all of those "street-based neighbourhoods". It wasn't a large city back when that type of development went out of style in most of North America.
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Yes, these streets provide the foundation for the next "hip" neighbourhoods.
Kingsway Collingwood is quickly densifying, so I can see that stretch of Kingsway evolving into a hip neighbourhood. Same with Fraser Street, and Victoria Drive.
The Vancouver ODP has a "Neighbourhood Centre" sub section that covers these streets. This will allow 12 story residential towers off the main retail strip (but not on the strip itself, which is important for retention), so the rate at which these streets evolve will increase.
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