I was born in Vancouver, I live downtown. You seem to be ill-informed of Vancouver's past, or are deliberately trying to white-wash its history. Take a look at

I was born in Vancouver, I live downtown. You seem to be ill-informed of Vancouver's past, or are deliberately trying to white-wash its history. Take a look at Harland Bartholomew's contribution to Vancouver's city planning[0] or hear from many local historians and experts on the development of Vancouver's zoning and districts[1]. I'm sure it's impossible that Chinatown's relatively poor condition, or the complete razing of Hogan's Alley has no roots in racism, and certainly I'm imagining that residual impact. Suburbs were designed to isolate their residents from the poor (and predominantly visible-minority) people who lived in the denser urban areas. Single-family zoning was created to make illegal the development of more dense/affordable living options such as row houses or apartment buildings. That is limiting growth, clear and simple. It is limiting growth (by your own admission!) to "keep it mostly homes" as opposed to turning the city into "Pacific New York." I said nothing about Vancouver's growth having been "stopped." What I said was, there were - and continues to be - efforts to eliminate growth. The city grows despite the NIMBYs (albeit less quickly and less efficiently), but it is absolutely their objective to inhibit growth for their own benefit. Growth is often exponential, too, so if the city has been growing somewhat linearly that's a good indication that its growth is being inhibited. If people want to live here, good. Let them in, let them build. Not sure why you believe it's your right to live here and keep others out. Perhaps you're someone who has benefited greatly from Vancouver's growth, despite yourself. [0] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/article-taking-a-closer-look-at-the-legacy-of-harland-bartholomew-and-his-plan/ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/vancouver/articl... [1] https://www.straight.com/news/734491/history-shows-racism-has-always-been-part-vancouver-real-estate https://www.straight.com/news/734491/history-shows-racism-ha...