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Why Urban East Sides Are Often Poorer Than West Sides

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We don’t think this applies to Vancouver’s geography, but it’s nevertheless an interesting (and quickly explained) hypothesis on the east side vs west side socio-economic population divide of formerly industrial cities in the middle latitudes. Via Cheddar:

“In cosmopolitan hubs around the globe, the east side of the city contains the poorer neighborhood. Cheddar investigates new research from the UK addressing this pattern in city planning.”

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  2. The main port location as related to the city’s position on the cardinal points would be a good study. A century or two time lapse would be interesting to see.

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