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Old Posted Jun 28, 2008, 12:55 AM
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North Van City is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Canada. Maybe that's not the best basis for measuring density. In any case, they have managed to squeeze just under 50,000 nimbys into 5 square miles. There would be worse places to build a line to (namely, West Van, Dunbar, Westwood Plateau, Ladner, etc),
Isn't that called the Evergreen Line?

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and there are better places to build a line to (eg. Newton, Guildford, Coquitlam, Langley, etc)
I'd be hesitant to build towards Langley, and accelerate the sprawl. I'd rather serve them with a commuter rail, with widely spaced stations, to ensure that the rural gap between them and the bulk of the GVRD don't get closed.
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