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Originally Posted by fredinno
The suburbs in general are more development-minded than Vancouver itself.
It's like Vancouver got all the attention for so long, it's resting on its laurels with its Queen Elizabeth Park View-cones restrictions- while the suburbs are competing with each other to see get as many people as possible into their borders.
Eventually Vancouver might see that a lot of development was moving away from their city, and loosen restrictions to get more of the action. I'd have guessed it would have happened with the current RE bubble, which is happening- it is, partially, with the regulations loosening over the years; but it's still embarrassing.
It is just that Vancouver is run by NIMBYs?
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More likely that Vancouver contains the homes of more wealthy people who have the clout to preserve their neighbourhoods. Vancouver is also unusual in that the
Central city contains many of the best natural attractions such as beaches so there’s not much incentive for the wealthy to decamp for the burbs.
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