VANCOUVER |
In recent years, Vancouver has grown by leaps and bounds. It has also been named as the fifth most liveable city for 2016 by the Mercer quality of living survey, Based on several factors including health, education, and transportation cities around the world were scored and ranked. But the high score does not mean that Vancouver doesn't have problems like other large cities in the world. Below are short descriptions of specific problems that are occurring in Vancouver because of densification. Once you have read the short description, click on the link below the topic to start reading the articles and viewing the videos about the topic. When you are finished you will be asked to answer a discussion question about the topic. |
Housing CostsThe housing market in Metro Vancouver continues to "heat up". Year after year the cost of single family homes keeps increasing. This is a real concern for citizens, and as a result, local and provincial governments. Click on the link below to see and read more about the problem and to see the opinions of different people about the issue.
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Traffic CongestionIn downtown Vancouver, as in most large cities, traffic has become a problem as more and more people work and move to urban centres. One solution that has been implemented in Vancouver are bike lanes. Read more about the issue and hear from opponents and proponents of bike lanes in Vancouver.
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HomelessnessOne of the problems of large amounts of people moving to one area is the ability to provide homes or housing for them all.
There are many causes of homelessness. But the result is that the number of people living on the streets is a serious problem in Vancouver. Click below to see what the city has done, and some other ideas of what has been proposed to end homelessness. |