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Originally Posted by SeoulFire
Fair point.
My biggest beef in moving back to Calgary from overseas is the (comparatively) pathetic public transportation. Lack of service, lack of routes, and lack of decent technology for information (pdf maps? Seriously?). This could even be extended to taxis - non-existent, overpriced and really not feasible as a means of transportation. If it is not convenient for me to go there I will not go unless there is something special or spectacular that draws me - while those things you mentioned are nice they are just not good enough for me to go through the hassles of getting there.
Perhaps I was just spoiled by living in a city (and country) with outstanding public transportation and governments with the willingness and foresight to get it done.
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Was the city you lived in 'only' 125 years old? in a hundred years Calgary should have a spiderweb train system, which becomes feasible when the core reaches higher densities, requiring (in our case) E-W connectors. If the city keeps sprawling, with out increasing density, well, it's just easier to keep adding stations.
Oh, and I thought you were referring to your front yard, so, my apologies.
I have two 'scraps of sod', (front and back) and enjoy both, BTW.