Comments on: Let’s Preserve Vancouver’s Views http://dailygumboot.ca/2010/01/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-vancouver%e2%80%99s-views/ using ideas from everywhere to build community Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:22:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Godfrey http://dailygumboot.ca/2010/01/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-vancouver%e2%80%99s-views/comment-page-1/#comment-12323 Godfrey Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:29:29 +0000 http://dailygumboot.ca/?p=2022#comment-12323 That's an interesting question Kurt. I'm just speculating, but my guess is that Toronto already has natural view corridors due to its grid lay out running down to the lake...Not sure about Montreal - it has a bit of mountain of its own, but likely not something its city planners have deemed worthy of protection. Thanks for the props. For the record - I love Toronto in some ways as much as I do Vancouver, albeit for entirely opposite reasons. Pete, can't we all just get along? That’s an interesting question Kurt. I’m just speculating, but my guess is that Toronto already has natural view corridors due to its grid lay out running down to the lake…Not sure about Montreal – it has a bit of mountain of its own, but likely not something its city planners have deemed worthy of protection. Thanks for the props.

For the record – I love Toronto in some ways as much as I do Vancouver, albeit for entirely opposite reasons. Pete, can’t we all just get along?

]]> By: John Horn http://dailygumboot.ca/2010/01/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-vancouver%e2%80%99s-views/comment-page-1/#comment-12322 John Horn Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:58:46 +0000 http://dailygumboot.ca/?p=2022#comment-12322 Well, at least you spelled a-hole correctly, Pete. For the record, I don't think Kurt was going in a negative direction with that question. Which begs another question: what's got you so edgy and upset about Toronto's environmental/urban/cultural landscape? Do I see a minor complex developing? Toronto is great in all the ways Vancouver is not. Just like Vancouver is aesthetically beautiful and not named after a hog. Once we all embrace such things I'm sure the conversation will go much, much more smoothly. Also, I think you've got a strike or two against you, good sir. And we'd hate to block our biggest fan who nobody knows. Keep it classy from now on, or we'll demote you to "Fake Pete". :) - JCH Well, at least you spelled a-hole correctly, Pete. For the record, I don’t think Kurt was going in a negative direction with that question. Which begs another question: what’s got you so edgy and upset about Toronto’s environmental/urban/cultural landscape? Do I see a minor complex developing?

Toronto is great in all the ways Vancouver is not. Just like Vancouver is aesthetically beautiful and not named after a hog. Once we all embrace such things I’m sure the conversation will go much, much more smoothly.

Also, I think you’ve got a strike or two against you, good sir. And we’d hate to block our biggest fan who nobody knows. Keep it classy from now on, or we’ll demote you to “Fake Pete”. :)

- JCH

]]> By: pete http://dailygumboot.ca/2010/01/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-vancouver%e2%80%99s-views/comment-page-1/#comment-12321 pete Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:49:40 +0000 http://dailygumboot.ca/?p=2022#comment-12321 Kurt you're an asshole. Why wpuld Toronto have view corridors? So we can see the lake better? Pelase don't rub in how much nicer the natural landscape of Toronto looks compared to Vancouver because we get it. Tdot has other emenities too you know. - Real Pete Kurt you’re an asshole. Why wpuld Toronto have view corridors? So we can see the lake better? Pelase don’t rub in how much nicer the natural landscape of Toronto looks compared to Vancouver because we get it. Tdot has other emenities too you know.

- Real Pete

]]> By: Peter Joerdell http://dailygumboot.ca/2010/01/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-vancouver%e2%80%99s-views/comment-page-1/#comment-12320 Peter Joerdell Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:07:30 +0000 http://dailygumboot.ca/?p=2022#comment-12320 Sorry for the spelling - I guess I need more coffee! Sorry for the spelling – I guess I need more coffee!

]]> By: Peter Joerdell http://dailygumboot.ca/2010/01/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-vancouver%e2%80%99s-views/comment-page-1/#comment-12319 Peter Joerdell Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:01:15 +0000 http://dailygumboot.ca/?p=2022#comment-12319 They even consider this in midsized German cities, albeit we mostly don't have the landscape Vancouver does in terms of mountains. But in Solingen, building skyscrapers was expressly forbidden in the 1950ies for exactly these reasons - obstructing vies etc. But then, Germany is know for its strict construction-regulations. Keep going - don't let 'em take the mountains and the sky from you! They even consider this in midsized German cities, albeit we mostly don’t have the landscape Vancouver does in terms of mountains. But in Solingen, building skyscrapers was expressly forbidden in the 1950ies for exactly these reasons – obstructing vies etc.

But then, Germany is know for its strict construction-regulations.

Keep going – don’t let ‘em take the mountains and the sky from you!

]]> By: Kurt Heinrich http://dailygumboot.ca/2010/01/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-vancouver%e2%80%99s-views/comment-page-1/#comment-12316 Kurt Heinrich Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:26:48 +0000 http://dailygumboot.ca/?p=2022#comment-12316 Do cities like Toronto or Montreal have view corridors as well? Or is this something particular to Vancouver? Great post Godfrey! Do cities like Toronto or Montreal have view corridors as well? Or is this something particular to Vancouver? Great post Godfrey!

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