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Old 12-31-2010, 09:52 AM   #34
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm View Post
Bullcrap.
Really? So Calgary is the best place for one to focus on 'being' rather than 'having'. Considering the City's built form is based on consumption that would be a pretty difficult argument to make.


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I have to wonder about this. Do you mean year-round?
I meant more city-wide. Although I live in a London suburb that isn't the best example, I'm only a ten minute walk away from a nice high street or a bus ride away from a pleasant town centre with a square. Even the area in front of the train station is something you'd struggle to find in most parts of Calgary, a pub and a couple of shops with lots of people walking by at various times throughout the day.
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