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Personally I think Vancouver's residential areas desperately need more commercial spaces to make communities more walkable. Here's your chance to have your say.

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[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Hell fucking yes they should. But I'm American, not a Vancouverite.

[–] j0yb0y@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Montreal did this by restricting the number of people who could work at the grocery store after certain hours especially on weekends. This would increase line lengths and drive people to dépanneurs.

It was also pro-worker, which Quebec has always been.

Of course, not everything is available at deps, and not everyone shops during the day so it was a pain in the ass if you had a big shop to do.

Not sure whether this is still in okay, but I’ve noticed local deps are more expensive.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Vancouver's residential areas desperately need more commercial spaces to make communities more walkable.

See "mixed-use building" in the context of new development. Your ground floor is perfect for a little bodega, restaurant or coffee shop, pro office like dentists and schools on top of that and under the 70 stories of residential.

You're campaigning against a problem already solved.

[–] RehRomano@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

??? Already solved? All of these bodegas are grandfathered into neighborhoods, if they close they legally can’t open another one there.

Also, there’s so few to begin with. Most neighborhoods are pretty segmented away from commercial shops.

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago