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Originally Posted by PBlonde
I commute to work most days but still have a car and you'll have to pry that from my cold dead hands. In my view the best part of living in Metro Van is the mountains and outdoors which are still too difficult to access efficiently without a vehicle.
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You seem to be applying your personal bias to the entire Vancouver rental market. Vancouver isn't the same as other municpalities; ICBC numbers show that in the past 4 years (2021-25) there were 38,400 more passenger vehicles registered in Surrey, 14,800 more in Burnaby, 12,200 more in Richmond but 743 fewer in Vancouver.
For shorter trips, Evo Car share is now available in Vancouver, North Vancouver, New Westminster, and Burnaby, with over 2,500 vehicles in the fleet. There's even free parking at Grouse Mountain. For longer trips, Modo Car share now has over 1,000 vehicles, the majority in Vancouver. There are still car rentals as an alternative. Those alternatives (along with bike share and Lime scooters for short local trips) seem to be limiting the growth in cars.
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