Residents in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia, Canada have had a rare opportunity to decide whether or not to fund the development and expansion of transit and transportation infrastructure – a choice that would be the envy of most metropolitan centres around the globe. A failure to leverage the high level of accord currently shared by the collection of municipalities, business groups,environmental and labour organizations, and NGOs backing the proposed 10-year investment plan will ultimately representa missed opportunity that will constrain the performance of he commercial real estate industry and negatively impact the region’s economic vitality and growth for decades.