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Originally Posted by DFO
I agree that alot of it lies with the residents/consumers. In my case I bought a place within walking distance of work (downtown) to avoid sitting in the car 2hrs a day.
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Well... given that right now there are 100,000's of suburban residences in Calgary, is it realistic to just tell everyone 'buy smaller, live closer to downtown'? Fantastic that you're able to do that, but a lot of people can't afford it. The damage is done, the unsustainable communities are already built. You can't blame individual home-buyers for the makeup of Calgary's established housing over the past 30 years. They didn't create the housing market, it's city regulations and permits that allowed the monstrosities to be built.