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Old Posted Jun 28, 2016, 11:36 PM
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Towers are not everything, either. You can have high density without them. Look at Tokyo. Very few tall towers, lots of mid-rises. London and Paris are also both densely populated cities with few super tall towers. Towers may have their place, but you can't deny that in a city like Vancouver, with its overcast days, they cast a considerable shadow.
Streets in Olympic Village are considerably darker than those in, say, Yaletown or Coal Harbour. Vancouver, with its gloomy weather in the winter, needs tall towers that are spaced well to brighten streets.
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Old Posted Jun 29, 2016, 12:01 AM
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What an absolute joke. 3-4 FSR surrounding Commercial-Broadway station?

I couldn't care less about tower sizes out here, but 3-4 FSR around one of the busiest transit nodes in the city is a disgrace.

The planners caved to the NIMBYs and the affordability of Vancouver and as a result its residents suffer.
Well at least they're trying. We shouldn't hurt Vancouver's feelings but instead give it a participation award.
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