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Originally Posted by SebC
Better depends on your goal. If one wants to see the impact of municipal policies on density, it makes more sense to look at municipalities. Throwing in the suburbs just muddies the waters. I thought Vancouver's was notable because the city proper already has very high density, yet it has some of the least affordable housing and most restrictive zoning.
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But Vancouver is the ultimate study in SFH NIMBYism. Other than downtown and a few other spots around False Creek, Vancouver proper is a sea of SFH. Land values suggest it should be exceptionally dense, and it would be but for NIMBYism.
To me, most of Vancouver proper is best thought of as one big Mount Royal or other similar expensive inner-city neighbourhood. Because of the geography, it's also a big step down in time and convenience to move out of Vancouver proper.