'It's not appropriate here': Residents voice safety concerns as Vancouver council approves new Dunbar rental building

Rentlar, 7 months ago

“We’re not against development, or the whole densification of the city, it’s just that it’s not appropriate here,” he said.

Classic NIMBY statement. The fire truck thing is a lame excuse, people are expected to move out of the way if the truck has sirens on, not while it returns from the call.

Auli, 7 months ago

Why don’t they widen the road or at least ad sidewalks? I imagine the city has the ability to at leat do sidewalks since usually the first x feet from centre of road they have the right of way on.

SamuelRJankis, 7 months ago

Looking at the area they’ll have to remove the street parking but that still wouldn’t leave much room for two way traffic even with a sidewalk on just one side.

From road planning perspective it probably best to enroach on these guys rather giant lawns at which point we’ll probably find out it was never about “safety”.

snoons, 7 months ago

Several Dunbar residents are speaking out

“The whole neighbourhood is not happy about council’s decision,”

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Lauchs, 7 months ago

We’re not against development, or the whole densification of the city, it’s just that it’s not appropriate here…

Densification is for where the poor people are, come on! /s

Goodtoknow, 7 months ago

Build housing first, then fight for sidewalks, traffic calming and bike lanes

TSG_Asmodeus, 7 months ago

Surprise…

NIMBY’s make Vancouver even more unlivable.