Vancouver Sun

All too often I hear that Lower Mainland homes are so expensive because we are running out of land on which to build them. We are not running out of land. We are just not making the best use of what we have. By replacing single-family-detached homes on large lots along arterial roads with row houses and apartments, we could add tens of thousands of affordable homes to the Lower Mainland inventory. Further, we could do it without compromising the integrity of the single-family-lot neighbourhoods the arterials flank and border. To see how well this can be done, look at 42nd and Oak in Vancouver, where 43 apartments replaced four bungalows.