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Originally Posted by cabotp
You maybe surprised that even though the majority of East Vancouver is detached houses. Has a density level far higher than the North American average. Now I'm not saying it is like NYC or Paris or any of the Asian cities. Where it drops of considerably the density level is when you are talking about the metro region.
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Yes I'm familiar with the east side and the standard lots are certainly better than other areas, doesn't change the fact thought that it could be a lot more dense that it is. Vancouver could easily fit another 200,000, even more, with better density.
Having said that, though, I certainly value heritage structures and don't propose that we level everything in the pursuit of density. The reality is that we don't have a lot of room here and Vancouver has become overbuilt very quickly when you consider we are only 130 years old. Where will we be 30 or even 50 years from now?
I think that it's also a matter of perspective. My brother and I were raised in a small house in the UK that was less than 900 sq feet with a postage stamp sized yard - we were fine. This is often the norm in the UK and much of Europe.