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Originally Posted by Nancy
The density level in Cougar Ridge is higher than most inner city neighbourhoods.
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ha, oh boy, which inner city neighborhood would this be? that statement is just utterly false.
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Originally Posted by Nancy
The citizens of Kensington oppose increased density, forcing people out to the burbs. It's rediculous to say that an inner city hood like Kensington takes less tax dollars... it's only true because the infrastructure is already paid for.
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Of course it's paid for, and that's the beauty of it! We don't have to spend any more money! Why spend money on new roads out in the boonies, when densifying the city we already have would work just as well. Get people to live inside of Calgary's current footprint, and we would all save a ton of money on infrastructure costs.
A very large part of Calgary's citizens use those Kensington streets, whether to commute or hang out. The amount of use the city get's out of spending a dollar on Kensington is much more than any suburb which only the local citizens use (Cougar Ridge is a completely random example, there are dozens of other neighborhoods that could take its place).
I agree with you that Kensington could use more density though...