'Twas a piss poor article, when all through the city
Not an SSPER agreed, all they gave it was pity;
The rent was too damn high -housing/construction policies designed by a council without care,
In hopes that socialism would kick in and be magically fair;
The Millennials were nestled all snug in their childhood beds,
While visions of housing affordability danced in their heads;
And mamma in her mumu, and I in my cap,
Had just settled down for a long COVID-19 stress nap,
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I made it in a flash,
To witness the NIMBYs begin to thrash:
"It's too tall!" "It's too wide!" "It's too much!" The NIMBYs screamed and were angered;
Shouting to a city council that was spineless, corrupt, and cowered,
"Give up your Starbucks, scrimp; and work harder" the council said,
"But I work 3 jobs just to make the rent!" The Millennials, and younger generations plead;
With an affordability plan taking over 2 years to implement,
I knew in a moment that I could smell that bureaucratic stench,
Less rapid than molasses his political actions came,
The one and only Kennedy Stewart and his council of lames;
"Now, HOMELESSNESS! Now, CLIMATE CHANGE! Now, INCREASED DRUG USE and A PARK THAT GLEAMS!
On, COVID RESTRICTIONS! On, VIRTUE SIGNALLING! On CLOSING SMALL BUSINESSES and MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEMES!
To the top of the Shangri-La! To the top of the crown!
Forget wide-spread residential re-zoning, no one can build taller than this town!
With gregarious encouragement, I suddenly began to smile,
Housing prices have steadily risen, even amidst this COVID trial;
The kids will be all right. No need to worry.
We have to clean up the drug use and our environment. The decaying economy and our livelihoods as Canadians? What's the hurry?
Kennedy and Horgan then sprang to their private jet,
And away they flew from the working people that pay their salaries, they fled,
But I heard them exclaim, ere they drove out of sight,
Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to all, and to all a good night!
If you took this too seriously then you need to start charging me rent for the vapid space between your ears, that I'm living in for free.
And do not come for me for the poetic imperfections in this, I'm not being paid for this masterpiece 
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The conversation on the view cones is a direct symptom on the bigger issue: the housing crisis in Vancouver and the city policies that reinforce expensive housing prices for locals. The view cones is definitely one of the issues that needs to get updated. And until we are willing to have a realistic discussion on it instead of despairing it without offering alternative solutions then it will always be a circular discussion (and a bureaucrats' wet dream).
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Originally Posted by whatnext
Yes indeed. I also find it laughable that anybody thinks the projects that propose to pierce the viewcones will help with affordability. If anything it will be the opposite.
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I will match your un-supported
(link-wise) ultimatum, good sir, with one of my own because this is how mature differing perspectives work:
Anyone who says that height limitations has no impact on affordability is a fool. It is a piece, along many other pieces (mostly city policies TBH), that make the housing unaffordable.
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