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Originally Posted by scryer
I do agree that the term "mixed use" needs to be more diverse. Does anyone know of any city planning strategies (for Metro Vancouver) in place to address the loss of industrial zoning? Because unless a strategy is put into place, later on down the road, we are going to suddenly see a huge cry for industrial zoning. Personally I think that this can be addressed by making mixed-use developments include industrial at-grade but no one is building it. And I guess it also depends on the industry as well because you couldn't have a coal or paint factory in a high-rise with residents or office workers  .
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Easy: Make Industrial zones high density: multiple factories, usually light industrial, stacked on top of one another.