High Tech Meets Urban Landscape

How does a city lure high-tech companies into downtown areas and provide the necessary infrastructure while preserving the city's character? Vancouver has a plan.

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March 16, 2001, 1:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Vancouver makes a bid to join the list of North America's high-tech hubs with a plan lure technology companies to the city's downtown...while maintaining its image of a scenic city."Larry Beasley, Vancouver's co-director of planning, said that while the development is beneficial to the city's economic growth, it must be handled in a delicate manner."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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