In the 1970s, Vancouverites fought to a standstill the construction of a freeway through our historic neighbourhoods and take real pride in knowing that Vancouver is the most livable city in North America as a result.
As a resident and organizer of the Strathcona Property Owners and Tenants Association, I was there with my family and neighbours to protest the opening of the Georgia and Dunsmuir viaducts, as we knew then that they would compromise the safety and livability of our community.
For 40 years, the viaducts have remained a finger in our eyes. Now, thanks to the vision of Coun. Geoff Meggs, who was a Strathcona resident in the 1980s, the fit of these freeway scale structures within the “Greenest City in the World” is being questioned.
