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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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There's legitimacy to this concern. However, you also said you wanted a back yard, bbq, etc. The attainable level of transit (frequency, lots of route options, etc.) is linked to land use. Low density residential development (yards, patios, bbqs, etc.) means good transit service is less viable. Better design of subdivisions can help (less curvilinear street design, less segregation of uses, etc.), but a lot of it comes down to density. Transit feeds off of higher densities and good design (good integration of transit, rather than treat it as an afterthought) and vice versa.
You often can't have it both ways. Not saying that's what you're necessarily asking for.