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Originally Posted by logan5
A key part of the ports operation are the rail and road infrastructure that is connected to them. Deltaport could provide better infrastructure to keep container traffic moving more freely, be it by road or rail.
You would have to admit that the location of Centerm and Vanterm is less than ideal and that land would be better suited for high density residential, maybe not right now, but certainly 20 years down the road when land is scarce.
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Land will not be scarce 20 years from now, not even 40 or 60 years down the road. Density in the vicinity of the downtown core can easily be increased to meet demand, not to mention the huge amount of underutilized land in the false creek flats and the rest of the city (the vast majority being single family houses). There is no need to get rid of the port to build condos.
The rail and road infrastructure does need to be improved though and it would be nice to see a rail and truck tunnel built to alleviate congestion on surface routes to the port.