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City council has had backwards thinking about urban sprawl for decades.
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The city's (unelected) planners are aware of the problem and are trying to design and zone for "walkable" communities where inhabitants can get to work and run most/all of their errands without having to use a car. The problem is that a majority of Calgarians (and people in most other North American cities -- this isn't a uniquely Calgary problem) want their single-family detached home in the suburbs, and few -- if any -- local politicians have the willpower to do the right thing for long-term sustainability and build the city upwards instead of outwards.