...Liam, >From out last visit to YVR last Spring, I don't think there is any "low-end housing" there.....It is incredible how well-kept and beautiful the Vancouver area is....Granted we saw small pockets of trashy-dumpy places, but not on the scale of say ATL or many. many other cities in the USA. Wish more of us in the USA had more pride in where we live! Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA Where we have some fantastic upscale developments, and we have some dumps too! --- Liam Tully <lrtully@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Narita and Mirabel come to mind as examples of > "NIMBY'S" in action - interesting how they have > both evolved. Come to think of it, there are a few > here in YVR - I think it took about 20 years or so > to get the North runway up and running, but it was > worth the wait - except for last thursday, when 08L > was fogged in and 08R was almost clear - that > was "fun" to watch and listen to at the midday rush! > I think I counted 23 lined up for dep. at one > point... > Like EWR on a slow day....except these were BIG. > > Liam. > YVR. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryant Petitt" <skyshirts@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 8:28 AM > Subject: Re: Concorde Farewell > > > > ...There are a lot of upscale neighborhoods around > > Smyrna/Dobbins where the NIMBY's would raise hell > if > > any additional traffic were created. > > > > Not the same situation 20 or so miles south at > ATL. > > There was not much organized opposition as the > land > > for the new runway was mixed light > industrial/office > > and low-end housing. The people who lived in the > > affected area were more than happy to get big > bucks > > for their property and move elsewhere.... > > > > --- Alireza Alivandivafa <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > In a message dated 10/3/2003 12:26:11 PM Pacific > > > Daylight Time, > > > lrtully@xxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > > > << I agree - not a fan of "NIMBY'S". >> > > > > > > Absolutely. Environmental regs are great, but > > > airports now, especially major > > > international airports, have been there long > before > > > the people were. The > > > airports are the reason houses were built there. > > > Same reason LAX needs to build > > > the 5th runway and keep the terminals intact, > while > > > building more. Also, if > > > there was an air force base in Smyrna for years, > > > what the hell is their problem > > > with an airport with stage 3 and stage 4 > airliners? > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product > search > > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com