Metro Vancouver Road Infrastructure Discussion

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Originally Posted by WarrenC12

That argument has been made since the first Burrard Bridge bike lane. Yet here we are.

Well, things are not going well for Downtown businesses... I don't remember the last time I have spent money in Downtown and this is before COVID. If I really need to go shopping, i drive to Tsawwassen Mills as parking is free and there is space in the stores. This, even with Metropolis just next door to me. There is a reason why Tsawwassen Mills keeps going despite the location.

Vancouver’s population has increased by 40,000 over the past eight years, but the city lost 1,356 established businesses in the same period – and this was before the impact of COVID-19, the GVBOT noted.

Since the pandemic began, the downtown has started to resemble a “ghost town,” Anderson said, with vacancies soaring in some office towers.

“The City of Vancouver was already losing businesses prior to the pandemic, while other cities in the region were experiencing double digit increases,” Anderson stated, noting that Surrey has seen a 12 per cent increase in commercial and industrial businesses since 2013.

https://biv.com/article/2020/11/road-pricing-could-jam-vancouvers-exit-ramps