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Originally Posted by awvan
edit: Totally agree with whoever said that the city has total disregard for how roadworks cause disruption, and to those who mentioned the building of new car dealerships, most of those are re-locations. The only new one I know of built in the last little while is BMW Langley. The relocations (off Main in Vancouver, Dueck off No. 3 road, handful off of Marine Dr in NVan) are a good thing because the old land has or will be re-purposed for much higher density.
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Terminal avenue has a few car dealerships with a new one on the way on the 500 block apparently. Most of that stretch of road wouldn't be out of place in any suburb in North America...
I don't think Vancouver is a car-heavy city per se, but like what was said earlier, I think Vancouver proper fares better than many other North American cities. I own a car but i like the fact I can walk pretty much anywhere in Van if I wanted to due to the 'relentless' grid system and the lack of roads that have speed limits that exceed 50km/hr. I think UBC is the only place in Van proper where there's a higher speed limit. It's nice having a car, but I hardly use it and it's nice not to rely on it.
This was said earlier, but the fact that Vancouver hasn't expanded its road network much (overpasses, widening of streets, turn lanes, Lion's Gate Bridge etc etc) speaks volumes of the priorities it has, which is good and bad. Of course roads are maintained but i find it interesting the minute you drive into Burnaby, for example, you know you're in Burnaby because of the wider roads and left and right turn lanes. I drive for a living in this city and it can get frustrating but half the battle is knowing what roads to use and which to avoid and for the most part, it's not that bad within Vancouver. The bridges around the Lower Mainland are a completely different story, however.