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Originally Posted by Hesla
Everything in Stockholm is accesible within a 15 minute walk of a train station. The Tunnelbana is huge and sprawling. It would likely cost Billions to build a system like that here.
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Right, which is exactly my point. If Calgary had embraced that sort of urban design principle decades ago, we could have grown naturally and cost-effectively as a city in which it is easy to get around by foot or by transit. Instead, past councils adopted a pro-sprawl design policy and neglected walkable communities, bike paths, and transit infrastructure, and now the majority of Calgarians think they're absolutely dependent on their cars.