Theresa O'Donnell came to Vancouver as a deputy director of planning in 2019 after 15 years working for the City of Dallas https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/city-of-vancouver-parts-ways-with-chief-planner
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/theresa-odonnell-city-of-vancouver-chief-planner-departure
Small Vancouver can fit into Dallas 8 times.
| Area | |
|---|---|
| • City | 123.63 km2 (47.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 115.18 km2 (44.47 sq mi) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver#Geography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas
| Area | |
|---|---|
| • City | 385.9 sq mi (999.2 km2) |
| • Land | 339.604 sq mi (879.56 km2) |
| • Water | 43.87 sq mi (113.60 km2) |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas#Geography
Vancouver was one of the first cities to remove its streetcars in the 1950s & will likely be one of the last to bring them back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Downtown_Historic_Railway#Proposed_future_service
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar Of course Dallas would revive a small portion of its streetcar system long before Vancouver ever could. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Streetcar#Future_expansion_plans
https://www.mata.org/ride/route-map
Even Los_Angeles & the Brooklyn-Queens_Connector will likely be up & running sooner than Vancouver's attempted revival.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Heritage_streetcar_systems
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetcars_in_North_America#Light_rail
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail_in_North_America#History_of_streetcars_and_light_rail
