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[Mike K.]

You just know that the municipal politicians who want to redraw the very nature of the urban realm and experience also want to price out anyone who doesn’t drive an EV or arrive by bus or bike. They are aspiring to introduce fees just to enter the zones they’re creating if you’re driving an ICE, we can see that aspiration from miles away. Remember how Councillor Caradonna called motorists cheapskates, looking to take advantage of parking when visiting downtown? Then Councillor Thompson said motorists engage in vehicular violence.

The Quadra McKenzie plan is a shining example of a local government completely out of touch with reality, and then acting surprised or dismayed that the public is not buying into their agenda.

Imagine being a resident of Lake Hill, and being told your community is now a high density, rapid transit, concentrated commercial zone and you’re going to be funneled onto bus transit unless you want to sit in traffic? That’s their plan. And now council says they’re at a point where public feedback is no longer worthwhile, since the original plan has been so whittled down and the public has lost interest in whatever adjustments are being proposed. What do they expect, when the public said no, then said no again, then said no again, and now longer cares to keep saying no? That’s the epitome of bad governance by governments who aspire to deliver good governance. As Dasmo reminds us, the goal of engagement in the modern era is disengagement but it’s proving so much harder than the governors thought.