noe on “on for the road. network, which will this” Thursday’ Ss public ™ about proposed read widths and number of lanes. This is._ acurious omission, inasmuch: ~ ‘as everyone knows that the Secondary. School, we suggested: that * ~main six-lane. highways. into. ‘Ambleside’ owe a part of those plans. ° oe We should have suggested t two 8 four-lane | highways ... ..- which I hope will be: some comfort to. | you. | . This was. 5 the. ‘only item | in the story on. which © “Louise Spratley,*PR guru to ‘West - Van. municipality, 1 faulted us. She pointed out © that «the — __ immediate > pian for the West Van end or the proposed new lower level highway from the. Second... Narrows... lanes: - increasing it to four lanes. oO Since the whole purpose of ; the exercise is to take the . east-west traffic heat’ off ~ Marine Drive and the: ‘Upper...’ Level th of them four to. | § (both “ sions above the Upper Levels — six lane highways" at the entry points into West Van), I can’t s see it being too long» . four-lane _ . Indian lands adjacent t ta Park before the option” is taken up for the _ new highways themselves.. . Incidentally, the ‘““Infor- mation Bulletin’? on the subject issued to the citizen- ry by West Van municipality. is remarkably. uninformative. impact of roads upon the quality of life in the neighborhoods through which they pass is directly proportionate to the traffic carry. GUT FEELINGS However, we are getting bogged down in details -- the favorite weapon of planning | experts the world over. Give us sufficient statistics and a pocket calculator, they say, and we'll tell you what is. good for you. They tend to ignore the fact that the natives who will be | on the receiving end of their planning, when implemented, often have. strong gut feelings of their own about what is good for them -- without any help from tables, charts and computers. | So back to the real subject . of Thursday’s West Vancou- ver meeting. It’s not basic- - ally about ‘North Shore transportation.. It's about the perennially controversial issuc of overall 987-1322 Modernize Your Original DIAMONDS We melt your OLD GOLD into a new design COMPETITIVE PRICES ‘long European anc Canadian experiénce IN LYNN VALLEY ~ into . Ambleside calls for only two - with an. option for _ able - s add: “a future | | Ney! to the Credit Union Gy _ page 8, April S, 1978 - Nezth Shere News / development i in. ‘the muni ; pality. E _ = comes first: the chicken or ; the egg? .For the past several years. - West. Vancouverites : “been heatedly debating the ao, question of how. much more... development, if any at all, _ they wanted. in the’ foresee- ‘Meanwhile, = ‘numerous: “major: ‘develop- ment. projects are “waitin 2. Plateau. That's: why the. new. : impatientiy -in the wings : fon nneds ar are. needed here. future. - : Caulfeild Plateau, . subdivi-” between British Properties and Cypress Bowi Road and PS ee Pees - the . development of «the Royal South, to mention. just ., the main ones. => TRAFFIC PROBLEMS Any ‘Gne of these, let alone all of ¢ them, would cbvicusly | Significant extra burdes West Van’s problems * because’’ of. the thousands ._ of: : ~ additional residents they. would theor- etically attract. So West Van _ . council has recently adopted — the . general. stance that_ volume they are able to - rs ‘two more . have”... . decisions on. major “develop | ~ ments'should. await the North. Te tation : Shore ‘ransport a Study: Gj nts from 2 Kitsilano or £ _. Burnaby. : re Well the study i is now. y to ch 3. what does a It’ s ‘about which - -- if either . _ hand. ne. Sete as s West ‘Vani is concerned? developments . currently on. the drawing board go for-— : -ward, West _van needs the |, ‘new roads. Wf they don’t, it _ doesn’t. So back to Square One. How. much or how little . further development West . Van should opt for in the “wext 10-55 years is a matter for | West. Vancouverites themselves to decide. Mayor already ‘considerable. traffic.» Feier Jones has poinied out “that the population of the _ Lower Mainland as a whole will continue to grow and | that the: municipality has a | duty to accept its shave of the overtoad. te If you're 60 or betes, look into. _ the Pioneer Service Plan, from the Bank of British Columbia: - | You'll find that the Pioneer pays | your interest monthly. With no mini- mum balance.:No lock-in require- ments. And inflation protection that ‘adds to your interest. The Pioneer Plan's unique. Inflation Fighter Savings Account ‘helps protect your savings against inflation by adjusting your. | interest annually. + divisions | lands adjacent “to Park Royal, in the area above. the: “Upper © ‘Levels — Highway and on Caulfeild’ paintand’s * population. problem, which i is“ '- Largely a question of finding - s affordable . thomes for the “Hence mys reference to ihe a chicken and the egg. If. the products of the 1945-60 baby : AGEING WEST VAN problems. . are: already just about the. ‘highest in B.C., with the afford a home there, even. livi -and . “‘cluster”’ developments offering units beginning at $90,000 or more _are not going to. -be much help_ te young , would-be ‘Nor will ‘they contribute to a -healthier -generation-mix _ in ageing ah West Vancouver itself. coe as they can doi is, confirm West - _ Van's - siaiGS as a it cites the fact that West, 3 _ jfesidential middle-aged - -- and. for senior — citizens in“. costly | one- ‘bedr Toon - They are not. v ‘for ‘the - “wealthy “highrise very likely to help. the rest of the Lower ‘basic . over-_ WSS Urace boom. Rather than building any more high-priced “*executive home’ deveiopmenis = -- whether of the subdivision or cluster type -- it’s arguable that what West Vancouver | meeds most at the present stage is a quite massive drive to build fow-sest housing. . Certainly, this would be The Mest - weakistic way to answer Mayor Jones’s call to duty -- but whether present . West Van residents wish ‘to | march to that ‘particular drum, either, “is another matter. You can write as many cheques as you need against your passbook | savings, on your own personalized cheques, with no service charge. We'll pay postage both ways if you wish to make deposits by mail. What's more, every Pioneer — Plan member enjoys a 50% reduc- ‘tion on Safety Deposit Box rentals (subject to. availability). You'll receive all these bank _ services, and our monthly ‘ ‘Pioneer News’, with no service charges, : On’ “the o other hand; it? sa. municipality | ‘with . ‘peculiar | . Housing prices © result that very few younger. nilies. from outside can - suites 7 . developments — ‘today. Expensive: new sub- | ‘to be thrashed. out © at 2 tomorrow’s public ‘meeting. 5 really a ‘secondary question. Le . i | 7 currently go | | \ | _ These are just a few of the. 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