Comments on: Life (in Vancouver) is a Bowl of Granny Smith Apples.

By: B

Wed, 23 May 2007 05:39:32 +0000

it is silly. my co-workers and i were discussing it today… this place is getting stupidly designed and waaaay over priced.

there are concrete cities in this world, many with families… but typically designed with this is mind. not cookie cutter 500 sq suites. there are not enough local small parks and children areas (whatever happened to jungle gyms?) to off set the lack of yards when building these strata lots. it is always geared to DINKS (double income no kids).

By: Quiltie

Quiltie — Sun, 20 May 2007 23:36:34 +0000

i’ve even noticed that out here. so many more condos are being built compared to townhouses. we lived in a condo for 7 months when we first got married-we hated it. having a balcony is not the same thing as having a yard(how ever little!) to sit out on, no places to place and they are always on busy streets like RN said.

By: smalltown RN

smalltown RN — Sun, 20 May 2007 15:59:09 +0000

Oh right on crunchy….I grew up on the mainland spent 43 of my 45 years there…the changes and trends that I see make me cringe. I am not saying we should all live in monster homes like those in Shaughnessy…actually the older Shaugnessy homes bring alot of cultural diversity to the city and teach us about our history and architecture.

What I find disturbing is the concept of “concrete living” bringing children up in highrises. The bluiding planners idea of green space is some turf around the building and a couple of trees here and there. How can you raise a child in a building that is not designed for children…there are no play areas, the building iself is often on the corner of some busy street. Where can you take your child to play. Then you have to jump into your vehicle load the kids and thier multiple paraphonalia into the car and drive to some beach or park that is over crowded…no parking…because hey…we aren’t suppose to use our cars…oh it is a vicious circle we are weaving.