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Bunk · 08-25-2009, 09:47 AM

I think there is also this underlying rift going on in the city in all these debates going on in the city, whether it's a lane reduction for an event, spending on pedestrian bridges with good design, Plan It, and so forth. Embedded in all these debates you hear lots of comments about "latte sipping elitist urbanites" or the reverse "mall dwelling SUV driving suburbanites". There's a lot of vitriol being tossed about.

There clearly seems to be some who want to see Calgary go in one direction and align its priorities with certain things, and those how want Calgary to go in another direction. I think underlying these individual debates about issues is that sort of rift.

08-25-2009, 09:47 AM	#183
Bunk Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2006 Exp:	I think there is also this underlying rift going on in the city in all these debates going on in the city, whether it's a lane reduction for an event, spending on pedestrian bridges with good design, Plan It, and so forth. Embedded in all these debates you hear lots of comments about "latte sipping elitist urbanites" or the reverse "mall dwelling SUV driving suburbanites". There's a lot of vitriol being tossed about. There clearly seems to be some who want to see Calgary go in one direction and align its priorities with certain things, and those how want Calgary to go in another direction. I think underlying these individual debates about issues is that sort of rift.