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Originally Posted by MelBridgeman
Well monetary reasons would prob be the big one...and the truth is..most people in the burbs are families and nothing you have listed in your pros about the innercity is on any families mind when they chose were to live. The inner city is for only for a select group of people, usually under 35 , exependable cash, possibly unmarried, and def no kids...which describes me and have lived in the inner city for 7 years now...and i love it...i coudnt imagine living in the burbs at this point ....but if i was to start a Family....i would like to have a home over a condo...just my preference, in fact apparently alot of peoples..whether that is out in Cranston or Valley Ridge i dont know...hopefully its in Elbow Park or Mt Royal...but nothing sells there for less than 1.5 million...
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Just as a point, there's a difference between downtown and 'inner city'. All surrounding neighbourhoods in the central area are 'inner city', and are just as good, if not better places to raise kids if you want to live in a house. You don't need to live 30km out of downtown to raise a family, not by a longshot.
Now, this is where a good point I have already iterated comes in. If the power centers, such as Crowfoot Crossing, were developed the way they were intended, then this whole discussion of suburb versus inner city living would be null. These power centers have failed miserably, and are contributing to this great debate.