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Towers leave footprint
Re: “We have too many people,” July 28.
Before constructing great towers to accommodate the people who wish to live here, perhaps it would be expedient to assess the limits of our water supply and road capacity before encouraging more immigration to this area.
We have plenty of clear-cuts on this Island. Would it not be appropriate to use some of those areas, particularly the ones close to the rail lines, to start new towns? [Brilliant!] They could be planned with new technology and transportation in mind, and provide for new businesses to maintain the new residents (grocery stores, hardware stores, farm markets, etc.).
Let them build tall towers there, to make a smaller “footprint” on the land, and incorporate all the amenities which developers want to include in the towers they wish to build in Victoria. Link these new towns to Victoria by rail, and reduce the necessity of commuting anywhere, particularly to Victoria or Nanaimo, by providing work-at-home opportunities. [I think we've got an emerging Einstein here]
Many retirees who wish to come to B.C. come for the climate and the beauty, which could be found in these small towns, and may prefer the traffic-free environment. Then Victoria could keep its building-height limits and remain the gem that has attracted us to this place for generations.
Carolyn Herbert,
Saanich.