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A World Model For Urban Living

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Daniel Naundorf
7 July 2003 - 12:00pm

Vancouver, the city awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, is a world model for urban design and quality of life. it is envied for its ability to develop attractive high-density downtown residential neighborhoods.

Vancouver takes a "co-operative planning approach" that seeks consensus between staff, politicians, developers and citizens, and employs a discretionary regulatory framework that emphasizes guidelines and incentives over regulations.

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Source: The Ottawa Citizen, July 3, 2003
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