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Cowboy89 · 09-20-2010, 12:12 PM

I think the real issue in this suburban vs. urban arguement is that in a perfect world Calgary never would have annexed communities as it spread outwards and then a central area with about 400,000 people in it would be the city of Calgary and the rest would be different suburban cities. Right now what happens is that the suburban vote outnumbers the urban vote and thus suburban issues get funded while being subsidized in some ways by the urbanites.

In that scenario each suburban city would pay their frieght of development while at the same time could allow the continuation of building massive homes with backyards as per demand. The urban based city of Calgary residents can continue to try and build a Vancouver-resembling inner-city without letting their choices be diluted by the suburban vote.

09-20-2010, 12:12 PM	#521
Cowboy89 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Calgary AB Exp:	I think the real issue in this suburban vs. urban arguement is that in a perfect world Calgary never would have annexed communities as it spread outwards and then a central area with about 400,000 people in it would be the city of Calgary and the rest would be different suburban cities. Right now what happens is that the suburban vote outnumbers the urban vote and thus suburban issues get funded while being subsidized in some ways by the urbanites. In that scenario each suburban city would pay their frieght of development while at the same time could allow the continuation of building massive homes with backyards as per demand. The urban based city of Calgary residents can continue to try and build a Vancouver-resembling inner-city without letting their choices be diluted by the suburban vote.