A big British Columbia project to build roads and other infrastructure throughout the Lower Mainland could turn Vancouver into -- gasp -- Seattle.
The article linked to above draws some great contrasts between the policies of Vancouver, Seattle and Portland. But it also confuses the point.
While central Vancouver may be an urban model, the metro area already sprawls for miles. The Gateway Project to better connect ports with roads and trains may be over-ambitious but at least some of that infrastructure is necessary to keep the economy growing. Better to strive for improved infrastructure rather than simply oppose it.