I'm not sure exactly what's going to come of the mess of traffic in the SW but I do know they better do something and they better do it right and not have to go back and do it all over again like so many areas in this city. I was working in Silverado for quite a long stretch and after a few weeks of trying to maneuver from there to where I live (close to UofC) I had to give up on traveling through the city. I started driving from Silverado to Bragg Creek to the number one and back into Calgary and I could do that nearly 90km drive in the same amount of time it took to go McLeod/Anderson/14th/Glenmore/Crowchild which is one third of the distance. How pathetic is that? People are wasting their lives sitting in their cars in this city and the environmental impact is astronomical.
I understand the road system wasn't set-up in anticipation of a boom, but the point is you have to find answers and so far there hasn't been any answers to the road system here. I've only been in Calgary six years but even with all the work they've done, it's not keeping up with the growth because I'm certain from using all the different major thoroughfares traffic has gotten worse since I moved here.
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