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Originally posted by shane_c+Feb 14 2005, 08:27 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (shane_c @ Feb 14 2005, 08:27 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-shane_c@Feb 14 2005, 01:58 AM
Hi there,
We were down to MacKenzie Town today looking at houses. It's a wonderful community. I work at U of C and wonder how long of a drive it is? We drove from MacKenzie Town to the 16th Ave N exit in about 17 minutes. I'm guessing it's about another 10-15 from there to the U of C. Mind you today was Sunday and I'm figuring weekday traffic would be a little heavier. Does anyone else make this drive? How long does it take?
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We were looking at several other communities. Our other favorite being Tuscany. Which from the people I talk to at work who live there, it takes them 25+ minutes to get to U of C. I don't mind driving a few extra minutes. We really like the community feel of MacKenzie Town compared to a lot of other subdivisions around that just seem like they decided to build a bunch of houses. The other thing we like about it is the fact that we could get the same house in MacKenzie Town for approximately $10-15,000 less than in Tuscany. As for schools, that doesn't matter to us. We don't plan on having any kids. [/b][/quote]
You should try and get a hold of the Herald from the weekend. They did a great write up on Mackenzie Town and what they tried to do, which I though was great. It was supposed to be even larger than it is with "employment centers" in them but the demand for more "traditional" housing was too big.
I lived in the NW for 20 years and traffic is abysmal for people west of Ranchlands as the intersection of Crowchild and Nose Hill is a nightmare. The new Macleod and Anderson. Good thing the city has it teed up for replacement in the year 2014 or something..... Oh well, these people should know what they're getting into.....