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Originally Posted by calculoso
See that's where I completely disagree. Plan It seems to have a mandate to make the city another Toronto or another Vancouver. It, and those running it, doesn't seem to understand that a large portion of people who live here now come from Saskatchewan or other rural areas. They are being forced to move to "the big city" but choose Calgary because it doesn't have the "big city feel". It isn't building upon building stretching as high as the eye can see. It allows those people, who are used to having acres of land available to them, to have a sense of space while giving them none. Do you think that those people would move here to live in a 20 story apartment building? Hell no. They're making a huge sacrifice to move into a 1600 sq ft home with a back yard...and yet they're being crapped on for it. Screw that.
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Having done some traveling, I've noticed that one thing about Calgary that stands out is that it is indeed building upon building stretching as high as the eye can see. Ever notice Vancouver's skyline? They barely have one. When I was in Tampa for the 2004 Finals, I noticed that a city 3 times our size had a downtown 1/2 as large or as vibrant as ours. Most downtowns are more like Winnipeg's, filled with undesirables, no one wants to live there.
Sorry, Calgary isn't a city missing a "big city feel". What it could use is a little beauty.
And you're making it sound like a 1600 sq ft home is something we should feel sorry for these poor bums who have to live in them.