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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Agreed with that...it wouldn't take a lot to make it a destination people want to be.
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Calgary's advantage that most cities can only dream of is that it has a large workforce with the 3rd most commerical office space in North America. The reason why New York and Chicago have great downtowns is mainly because of this reason.
If people work downtown, a good chunk will eventually want to work and play there. You're seeing that with more high rise buildings in the downtown core and beltline. You're seeing it with areas like Garrison Woods which is bascially a cookie cutter community like Cranston but close to downtown. The core and surrounding areas has changed a lot in the last 10 years.
To make our downtown world-class is not a tough task like many cities throughout North America. It'll start with a creative and passionate city council then needs to build from there.