tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post5111076451554271401..comments2024-03-26T07:56:17.955-07:00Comments on The South Fraser Blog: Kelowna, Sprawl, and HOV LanesNathan Pachalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647693133663879821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-74840959573260466522010-05-26T06:40:55.278-07:002010-05-26T06:40:55.278-07:00You're right. I get the feeling that many loca...You're right. I get the feeling that many local governments draw a circle on their OCP and say "in this area will we shall be sustainable." Everywhere else, let's be about motordom to use a Gordon Price term. It really is a classic example of insanity.Nathan Pachalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17647693133663879821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299108886803608881.post-86657078960980336492010-05-25T19:27:35.226-07:002010-05-25T19:27:35.226-07:00I think increasingly governments are thinking (hop...I think increasingly governments are thinking (hoping? or maybe hedging their bets) that they can have their cake and eat it too - walkable communities remade from the pre-1950s city (old downtowns etc), and sprawl everywhere else.<br /><br />In my opinion, cars work well with the pre-1950 city (as Vancouver shows), but conversely, people don't work well with the automobile city, aka sprawl.<br /><br />So why don't we build like we used to? Why continue to build in a way that only fulfills half our needs?<br /><br />Social inertia?Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898009214875407226noreply@blogger.com