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In Vancouver, we call this Vancouverism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouverism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouverism It is a long-term commitment to mixed used development, walkable streets, view corridors for everyone, public parks within walking distance, and mass public transit into and out of the core.