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Mo's avatar

I love the Vancouver area in general (it's a beautiful part of the world) but not only is the city skyline bland but the city itself is one of the most boring I've ever visited. They've done a great job with the pedestrian and biking lanes and the waterfront is lovely to Stanley Park. But it's a lifeless city in most every way.

Rick's avatar

I tend to agree. Absolutely incredible location, and I envy residents for the relatively easy access to the mountains to the north, but the city itself has always struck me as really dull.

Ryan M Allen's avatar

Probably the most pushback Ive gotten from something! Thanks for agreeing. Still confused how there wouldn’t be a bigger conception of the beautify idea.

Ryan M Allen's avatar

I've heard a lot of this. Seems that there is so much right but also much not hitting the mark. Don't think skyscraper will actually solve any of that I guess.

Neural Foundry's avatar

Excellentbreakdown of how academia-focused outlets miss mass appeal stories. The Herbert Gans framwork is spot-on for explaining why IU's run got buried even though it was objectively huge news. I ran into this kinda thing covering campus stuff back in the day where trade publications would stick to policy and skip the cultural side.

Ryan M Allen's avatar

Thanks! Glad to hear others have noticed.