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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

7. I-5

Reply to ErikJ (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 01:31 PM

Jul 2012

We have I-5 bisecting the city.... That's the big difference. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing is an exercise left up to the reader.

We used to love going to Victoria and Vancouver when the border was trivial. Now, we at least have the internet for first-run English books, marmite and Mars bars.

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Why Vancouver owns Seattle [View all] ErikJ Jul 2012 OP

No fair! It's in Canada! eridani Jul 2012 #1

Nice post SophiaGreen Jul 2012 #2

Aloha e SophiaGreen mahina Jul 2012 #3

That's crap. pnwmom Jul 2012 #4

Your article is about Victoria not Vancouver CreekDog Jul 2012 #5

Do you really think the Island's raw sewage doesn't affect the other coastal cities pnwmom Jul 2012 #6

but you were blaming Vancouver for something originating in Victoria CreekDog Jul 2012 #8

Vancouver is affected by it, and has its own problems with sewage treatment as well. pnwmom Jul 2012 #9

but that's not what your initial post was about -your initial post was flat out wrong and misleading CreekDog Jul 2012 #10

It wasn't wrong. I'm saying that the quality of life of Vancouver and every other coastal city pnwmom Jul 2012 #11

I-5 Ron Obvious Jul 2012 #7

Inner city freeways leads to suburban sprawl and inner city decay ErikJ Jul 2012 #12

Personally, I prefer "a city of neighborhoods"... regnaD kciN Jul 2012 #13

I think Van has both-neighborhoods and high density core. ErikJ Jul 2012 #14