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Originally Posted by Thunderball
I have to add my voice to the, "its not the idea, its the road choice" crowd.
This to me is more of doing something because they can, not because they should. They are closing half of a major thoroughfare that boasts next to no commercial property. Close down Kensington Road, or 10th St NW, or 4th Street SW, hell, close down 17th Ave or 14th St NW south of 16th Ave even... it at least makes some sense. Want the river? close down Riverfront Ave.
Memorial is a poor choice, and frankly, is a safety concern. As poorly designed as it may be, its still a major E-W connector. Ambulances need that road for access to Foothills, and purposely clogging it is not wise. Its nothing but mindless arrogance.
I'm grateful Deerfoot is provincial, lest these blowhards try to prove a point with the only real freeway.
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I totally agree. It's Memorial drive because it's in Druh's ward so it furthers her own career and it's also a major traffic road to stick it to us pleabs who don't live the urban lifestyle that fall outside her ward.
Calgary's going to quickly become a Toronto or Vancouver or San Francisco where city council tries very hard to limit access to downtown to merely those living close enough that they don't travel by car. The big difference is that in those other cities mentioned, those living in far flung suburbs are technically part of different municipalities so that they can have local governments that allow pesticides, don't ban drive thrus, and build business parks to effectively eliminate the need to go downtown.