Where are families supposed to live? Children need access to the outdoors from their front door, like in the False Creek co-ops. Putting families in highrises is disastrous. You end up with gangs running rampant and thugs in stairwells. They tried that in the 70's back east and many of those buildings have now been demolished.
From the latest census data. the percentage of children living here is way lower than the rest of Canada, and it is dropping further.
A city without children is a city without life. It is already happening here. Our alley used to be full of families with kids, now there is only one family left.
The Jericho plan, the Broadway plan, and the Vancouver plan all have the same thing in common, no room for families.
The council needs to be up front about what direction they want the city to go to.
Are we going to be an enclave for singles and couples to live in and spend their time eating in restaurants and enjoying recreational activities?
Or are we a city where families can live and work, and where children can grow up?
We need the spirit of Jane Jacobs to rise again, this City plan is BRUTISH
Everyone must vote TEAM, please!
Where are families supposed to live? Children need access to the outdoors from their front door, like in the False Creek co-ops. Putting families in highrises is disastrous. You end up with gangs running rampant and thugs in stairwells. They tried that in the 70's back east and many of those buildings have now been demolished.
From the latest census data. the percentage of children living here is way lower than the rest of Canada, and it is dropping further.
A city without children is a city without life. It is already happening here. Our alley used to be full of families with kids, now there is only one family left.
The Jericho plan, the Broadway plan, and the Vancouver plan all have the same thing in common, no room for families.
The council needs to be up front about what direction they want the city to go to.
Are we going to be an enclave for singles and couples to live in and spend their time eating in restaurants and enjoying recreational activities?
Or are we a city where families can live and work, and where children can grow up?
It sounds like council wants the former.