As our cities grow, so do our opportunities for the sharing of knowledge, ideas and creativity. … Unfortunately, supporting car travel above alternative transportation will always be at odds with the social city. … It is our responsibility as City builders to ensure that the infrastructure we support also supports the positive growth of the social fabric that is so crucial to the success of urban life.
– Ian Gillespie, President, Westbank Projects Corp.
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Full statement here – from “Three lessons from Calgary’s sudden leap to become a bike-lane leader.”
Nice lofty words .. While another Westbank tower rises along Granville and 70th ( ie not at Cambie) without rapid transit.
In a nutshell, Gillespie has said it all.