I'm curious at to what trees are coming down in the West End.  I have lived there for 25 plus years and have only seen the city plant more trees along the boulevards.  I have seen diseased trees taken down but that's about it.  The West End Plan (of which I wasn't a fan) allows for taller buildings along the lower parts of Davie, Robson and between Thurlow and Burrard.  Thankfully it doesn't allow towers to be built on the inside of the West End.  There are already enough towers there from the city planers from the 70's and 80's and 90's.  Anyone know who those planners were that allowed these towers to replace older houses and buildings?  There is a story for Kerry Gold to write.  Find out what planners and policies from Vancouver's past allowed all the towers in areas around the city that didn't have any.  And what persuaded these planners to let this happen?  I would be very interested in that part of the past of Vancouver.