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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Vancouver is the only place I know where if you don't live in the center of town it doesn't count as living in Vancouver.
If you move to London or New York do you expect to live in Manhatten or Kensington or Westminster with a view of the Houses of Parliment?
New Westminster and Surrey are all still part of Vancouver, as is Langley. It would help if there were a decent train service that ran up the valley all day and night granted but I doubt there's a more beautiful suburb in Canada than Maple Ridge or Mission and yet people here seem to think it's some kind of purgatory being inflicted on them that they have to live in a place that would be considered paradise by most in the world.
I really don't get it, I bought my first houses out in the valley, that paid for the down payment on my place in East Van, it's not the end of the world to bring your kids up in Poco then move into Vancouver later on if you want.
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This is a big issue.
In many ways, Vancouver would be better off as one municipality and not a bunch of small ones that people disassociate with.
This image shows Toronto (not greater Toronto) overlaid on Vancouver and it would include all or Burnaby, New West, Most of Richmond, Coquitlam, Port Moody and Poco.
If all of those people felt that they were still living in "Vancouver" that would change people's perceptions a lot.
This is not to downplay the affordability issues Vancouver faces, but I know so many people who would never consider buying in places like New West or Poco; even though you're a 25 minute train ride from downtown Vancouver.
I've always said Vancouver's downtown is horribly located as well, by being way up in the NW corner.
Imagine it was located somewhere around New West, with transit moving in all directions away from there.
That would cut commute times down considerably and distribute traffic in multiple directions instead of one way.
So many different variables that have contributed to the issues we now face.