What Does “Industrial” Actually Mean?
Post Tomorrow
When people hear “industrial,” they imagine loud, dirty, stinky.
But I worked industrial laundry.
I worked in processing plants.
I’ve seen how these spaces operate.
Industrial zoning includes:
Production
Distribution
Repair
Storage
Film sets
Equipment yards
These are jobs that don’t require tech degrees.
They are working-class infrastructure.
Only about 6% of Vancouver’s land is zoned industrial.
Ninety percent is residential.
When industrial land gets rezoned, land values rise.
And when land values rise, small operators disappear.
The city becomes:
Service work
Real estate
Hospitality
Is that resilience?
Or fragility?
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