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Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp
The problem isn't big homes on big lots vs small condos.
The problem is that suburban developers no longer build multiuse developments. Instead you get big areas devoted to houses, retail is isolated somewhere else and employment centers are in yet another location. Because of the distances, driving is the most logical form of transportation. You have big box developments that can be dangerous for pedestrians.
Unfortunately, developers no longer build traditional main street developments where everything is within walking distance. They can include single family homes and apartments over the businesses on the main street. The odd part is that the old developments like this are in huge demand, probably because they aren't being developed any more.
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This is what i find funny..and this my honest assesment as well as being my preception..People like to rag on Calgary and than point to Vancouver as the example...When i lived in Vancouver...i lived in 3 different areas of the city (Fir/6th,12th/16th,Dunbar/19th)...I remember, my biggest compliant was that nothing was ever close to where i lived in any case compared to the places i lived in Calgary....and the traffic in Vancouver between 9am-7pm on throughfares through the communities was always a nightmare....