Editor:
I have nothing against the development of the city. However, it has to be seen from a certain perspective. Consider whether, with the new construction towers in New West, at the same time there are new roads, parking places, public transport buses, family doctors, hospitals, schools, kindergartens? I do not see these necessary investments being made.
Let everyone answer this simple question for themselves: does more people mean that everyone around will have a higher standard of living? I have lived in New West for 12 years in a highrise building, I commute to work by car. Twelve years ago, it took five to seven minutes to get from uptown to Highway 1 driving Canada way at 8:30 a.m. Today it is 15 to 20 minutes. This change is dictated by the population growth in New West.
P.S.: I have not noticed that with the growing number of skyscrapers in the neighbourhood, the prices of flats are falling. It is quite the opposite. In each subsequent skyscraper built, each square foot of housing is getting more expensive. Who is this policy for? People who want to live here have to pay more every year; for people who already live here, life changes for the worse.
Greg Cala
