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Originally Posted by Shazam
Anyhoo, back to the Nenshi propaganda, it's interesting that he chooses Curitiba as a model city.
Curitiba is actually very "sprawly" (compare their metro density to ours), but they have a very extensive public transit system that allows for pretty decent travel all across the city. They actually don't have much of a central area. I wonder who paid for that infrastructure.
Also interesting is that Curitiba is mostly white, with poor (coloured) people getting such wonderful privileges like "low-income families living in shantytowns unreachable by truck bring their trash bags to neighbourhood centres, where they exchange them for bus tickets and food." This would solve Forest Lawn's problems!
I also find it strange that Nenshi thinks Toronto's a great city. The GTA is sprawl to the extreme.
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Re: Curitiba - I don't think he's lauding every aspect of the city, but it is well known as having implemented an effective BRT system and in some places effectively tying in higher density land uses in close proximity to that transit system. Something Calgary and many cities can learn from.
Re: Toronto - as much as it pains some Calgarians to admit, Toronto is a great city in many ways. I agree that it does have issues with sprawl on its periphery. In some places in the 905 worse than anything you see in Calgary, but that shouldn't dismiss other aspects of Toronto, which in my opinion are great. It has really lively streets, extensive walkable communities, healthy pedestrian-friendly main streets, great cultural diversity, etc.