The Vancouver Sun's editorial today
hit the nail on the head:There are steps governments can take to encourage development of housing for families in major cities like Vancouver and Surrey, such as making zoning changes that would increase the availability of serviced lots, easing the tax bite and providing incentives to builders.
But they also have to acknowledge that growth of the suburbs will continue and plan accordingly. They should ignore the vociferous minority that would stop road and bridge expansion to discourage vehicle use. The volume of traffic on the highways that connect the suburbs to the metropolis and to each other will inevitably increase as the population in these communities grows. It is one of the reasons that the Gateway Program to twin the Port Mann Bridge and upgrade the transportation infrastructure must proceed.
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