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This is an evolutionary process. The City of Vancouver is already considered a North American leader in this regard. Current and future plans and projects (e.g. Cambie Corridor Planning Program) will continue to embrace this ideal.
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I third ematheus. We need to create communities that people live in, not travel in and out of. Of course, people need to get out of their homes and be involved with this as well, but if amenities were available in our own community, the need for jumping in the car decreases. If we get to know the people in our community, there is a stronger bond and feeling of belonging. People take ownership of their community, enhance it, keep it tidy and have better relations with their neighbors, and also, better mental health. Burnaby has made some great efforts to create community along their portion of Skytrain (e.g. Gilmore & east) where they have mixed use surrounding stations, access to amenities & transit, and community spaces. If we saw this happening more around some of our stations, we may see less crime in these areas.
And to further Janine's point; if we get to know our neighbors more, children might walk/travel together to school and maybe parents will stop driving them and creating traffic jams outside schools.
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