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- Unlike many large metropolises, Vancouver has no freeways into or through the downtown area. A proposed freeway through the downtown was rejected in the 1960s by a coalition of citizens, community leaders and planners.
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Dec 3, 2017 · Fifty years ago this month, Vancouver city council voted against building a freeway through Chinatown, Gastown and Downtown Vancouver.
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Unlike many large metropolises, Vancouver has no freeways into or through the downtown area. A proposed freeway through the downtown was rejected in the 1960s by a coalition of citizens, community leaders and planners.
Oct 7, 2015 · City officials ultimately gave in to public outrage and rescinded plans for a freeway. Still, a bit of Vancouver’s history was lost during construction of the viaducts.
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Feb 2, 2016 · A Desire for Mobility promises to take a look at the history of past freeway plans, current remnants and future visions, with the Manager of Traffic and the Director of Transportation from the City of Vancouver. In the mid-20th century, Vancouver was an infant city.
And unlike most North American regions, Metro Vancouver does not have a comprehensive or high-capacity freeway network due to decisions made half a century ago that killed plans to extend north-south and east-west freeways to reach downtown Vancouver and through the North Shore.
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