Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Transportation in Vancouver, British Columbia has many of the features of modern cities worldwide. Unlike many large metropolises, Vancouver has no freeways into or through the downtown area. A proposed freeway through the downtown was rejected in the 1960s by a coalition of citizens, community leaders and planners. This event "signalled the emergence of a new concept of the urban landscape" and has been a consistent element of the city's planning ever since.As the city is surrounded by water on three sides, it has several bridges to the north and south. Although similar to most other cities in that the automobile serves as the primary mode of transportion, it does have alternatives such as the SkyTrain system which is the longest fully automated light metro system in North America (second longest in the world) as well as an extensive network of bike routes."@en }
Showing triples 1 to 1 of
1
with 100 triples per page.
- Transportation_in_Vancouver abstract "Transportation in Vancouver, British Columbia has many of the features of modern cities worldwide. Unlike many large metropolises, Vancouver has no freeways into or through the downtown area. A proposed freeway through the downtown was rejected in the 1960s by a coalition of citizens, community leaders and planners. This event "signalled the emergence of a new concept of the urban landscape" and has been a consistent element of the city's planning ever since.As the city is surrounded by water on three sides, it has several bridges to the north and south. Although similar to most other cities in that the automobile serves as the primary mode of transportion, it does have alternatives such as the SkyTrain system which is the longest fully automated light metro system in North America (second longest in the world) as well as an extensive network of bike routes.".