Perth and Seattle are fine examples of what hasn't been allowed in Vancouver, BC. Perth has good year round weather & better infrastructure than restrictive Vancouver. While Seattle can almost have as much cold & crappy damp Vancouver weather, it's not a thwarted city. Perth & especially Seattle permit taller buildings, wider bridges & have longer trains.
https://www.westernaustralia.com/en/places-to-visit/perth-and-surrounds/travel-to-and-around-perth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth#Infrastructure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windan_Bridge , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goongoongup_Bridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railways_in_Perth#Routes_and_services
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_line,_Perth#Stations
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_line,_Perth#Rolling_stock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandurah_line
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/High_Wycombe_train_gn1.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth_railway_station#/media/File:Perth_station_platform2.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle#Transportation
https://www.soundtransit.org/blog/platform/making-i-90-floating-bridge-stronger-longer-lasting-trains This crossing provides 4 Lanes each way with 2 tracks for LRT.
Essentially, Perth, WA and Seattle, WA both have been able to develop on a grander urban scale than Vancouver. There is just something about the small-scale thinking of backwater BC that hasn't caught on, or been adopted by WA.
