Vancouver Is Growing Smart

A report released yesterday by Northwest Environment Watch and Smart Growth BC shows that Greater Vancouver is "growing smart".

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September 17, 2002, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"According to the The Vancouver Sun, the report compared growth management in Greater Vancouver and Seattle and found that even though Vancouver is growing at a similar rate or faster than developing-world megacities, including Cairo, Jakarta and Rio de Janeiro, the region has been far more successful in controlling urban growth than Seattle. In fact, the report claims that if the Greater Vancouver Regional District had followed a growth pattern similar to that of Seattle, suburban housing developments would now take up almost every piece of land within the region."

Thanks to CivicInfo BC Newsletter

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Sunday, September 15, 2002 in CivicInfoBC

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