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Originally Posted by Bunk
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.
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There's some of that to be sure but that's only part of it. I am a urban guy - and I take in a TON of festivls each year - I like this stuff.
But I have little to no faith in how the city is currently run with willy nilly spending, bad ideas, and a council that doesn't listen to the public at all.
For me at least - that's the underlying issue.