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Originally Posted by Tinordi
I'm not saying there aren't. I'm just saying there aren't nearly enough. And even those walkable communities are barely walkable. Not like the communities in Vancouver or Toronto where actual amenities exist. Calgary is still far too reliant on power centers and the like.
The downtown's a ghost town. Everything is disaggregated. If you want to enjoy the city you need a car to go from location to location. It's a legacy of the post-war boom dependent on the car. I'm not blaming anybody. I'm just saying that it would just be a way better city if it was more of a city and less of a suburb.
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What is this garbage you're spewing? You need a car to go from location to location? Have you even lived within 10km of downtown before, or are you just getting this crap from reading too many messageboards littered with people that like to hate on Calgary for not being as cosmopolitan as other cities that are hundreds of years old?
There are many, many inner city communities that are totally functional. Groceries, convenience stores, liquor stores, clothes stores, book stores, bars, pubs... FFS, there's a hardware store on 10th street.
Sure if you live in the suburbs you're going to need a car to get anywhere. There's no difference from any other city. I used to live in Rome and guess what...? If you live on the edge of town, suddenly there's no convenience store on your main floor anymore! But if you live downtown, there is every store you need within 2 blocks. That city is thousands of years old, but I guess it's just as crappy as Calgary because you need a car to get from location to location.