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Originally Posted by red-paladin
Remember that at one point, people from the North Shore travelling to Vancouver was seen as a local issue, not worthy of government expense, and a private toll bridge was built...
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That sensible paradigm was from before big oil conspired to ensure market dependence on gasoline by lobbying government to take on those responsibilities, thereby subsidizing sprawl and private automobile use, and resulting the hideous built form we see today all over North America.