NANAIMO - An increase in active transportation and transit improvements are needed to support any level of growth in the city's north end. I t's one of many finding through early work in creation of the Woodgrove Area Plan, which envisions changes and evolutions to the north Nanaimo neighbourhood over the few decades. Phase two of the plan's development involved identifying different growth scenarios, ranging in population growth from 2,500 people to 7,500 people in the finite area.