View Single Post
Old 12-12-2007, 05:20 PM   #101
FlamesAddiction
Franchise Player
 
FlamesAddiction's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
Exp:
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman View Post
Outside of rush hour, anybody could drive from any part of CGY to downtown in 20-25 minutes. You could not say the same for people that live in Surrey or Port Moody.
That's actually by design. Vancouver city planners have purposely limited the number of freeways and bridges in the city in order to persuade people to live in the areas that they work in to try and avoid urban sprawl.

Portland, Oregon apparently does the same thing.
__________________
"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."

Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 12-12-2007 at 05:24 PM.
FlamesAddiction is online now   Reply With Quote