So, I've waded through some of this thread since last posting.
At 24:33 or so of Nenshi's Paid-for Town Hall, he said that Urban Sprawl is unsustainable.
Naheed Nenshi
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People who live in existing communities explicitly subsidize new developments. We did that because we thought that helped housing affordability on the fringes. It is wrong. It has led to a 1.5 billion dollar debt just in water and sewer infrastructure.
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What say you, McIver/Suburbanites?
Should "we" continue to shoulder the actual costs of suburban developers? I wonder why every big builder's truck I see has a "votecalgary.ca" bumper sticker on the tailgate.
Do developers just want to see social change? Do they want to make less money, if that's better for society? Or are they funding Ric because he'll keep them in business?
*Disclosure* I'm a Carpenter, and should hope for the developers to stay powerful.