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Originally Posted by llama64
"Disaster"? I'd say he's grandstanding, but overall I agree with him. Calgary is a very poorly designed city with a heavy emphasis on suburban development.
Want to see everything wrong with Calgary in one spot? Try walking from store to store in Deerfoot Meadows. The whole place is designed under the presumption that consumers don't want to walk anywhere. The "power center" needs to be rethought... it's a weak solution.
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So? You need a car to get to Deerfoot Meadows, so why wouldn't they design the place accordingly?
As for urban sprawl, not everyone wants to live in an apartment downtown. Some people, believe it or not, like having a backyard for their kids to play in. I know it's totally unreasonable to you, Mr. Suzuki, but it's true.