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Originally Posted by 4X4
Take it easy, muta. I'm pointing out that you two are dissing the whole city for urban sprawl and lack of this and that and yet you live in an area that has almost nothing in it. Maybe it is you that needs to venture into other neighbourhoods.
Ah, crap. I don't want to start another scrap tonight. I already took your brother to town. Just rest assured that Calgary doesn't suck quite as much as you want it to.
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Damn right I'm dissing this city for its urban sprawl. I don't like it one bit. When you have a place that rivals New York City in it's ecological footprint with only an 8th of the population, you better believe that's a huge reason for concern.
Other than that, I've never said anything bad about Calgary, other than it lacks a true urban identity because of its shortage of cultural activity. In order for this city to successfully grow into a thriving metropolis (which is the direction its heading in), it needs to start developing a denser urban environment. The associated results will follow suit once that happens. Until then, the rapid outward expansion of this city will continue to put a strain on city resources and infrastructure until it's too late and major monies are needed to remedy the situation. And guess who will end up paying for that? Us, the taxpayers. I would hope people are opening their eyes to this situaiton, and I fully believe they are.
And on the contrary, I have all major amenities, facilities and venues within minutes of my location. There's a reason why I live where I do, and it had alot of long-term thought go into it. I didn't just choose to live here because it's the cool thing to do. Just wait and see what happens in this area a couple years from now.