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Originally Posted by dreambrother808
A) It's the UDP.
B) Your misdirected anger is far too common. Where does this silly perception come from that the UDP is rejecting awesome designs and forcing boring constraints? Since when, and what proof? None, just the need to find a convenient enemy.
It's like Translink-haters though, you can explain the same obvious truths over and over again but they will still stick to their original premise.
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Well there's Marine Gateway, where the UDP rejected not 1, but 2 highly innovative designs - only to end up with a pair of Vancouver Special towers marking the entrance to the city.
Plus there are smaller examples like 1819 West 5th:
Pre-UDP
Post-UDP
Both pics from Changing City Book.