People are territorial by nature.
So it comes as no surprise when residents who might in principle support a concept that makes our city a better place to live rise up in protest when they find out it might be coming to their neighbourhood.
Such was the case with the west leg of the LRT. And it is happening again with a plans for development that would increase population density near C-Train stations. Nearby neighbourhoods are up in arms at a proposal to build a high density hub around the Brentwood LRT station.
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