Quote:
Originally Posted by Bunk
Calgary is most often compared to cities multiple times its size. What Calgary needs to develop as it becomes a true big city is that big city buzz - just more of everything - whether it be streetlife, walkable neighbourhoods, shopping, dining, cultural activity. These things will come both naturally with densification and growth and some deliberate effort on the part of its citizens to create a better, more exciting city. Calgary does pretty well for a city its size and is a really fun place if you really get yourself out there in the community.
On the otherhand, it's hard to find a place on earth where the basics of a good quality of life are better - whether it be health and wellbeing, education, income, infrastructure, recreation, or environmental factors (air, water, ground quality).
|
In 2011, metro Calgary had a population of 1.214 million people. The US metro areas that are closest to us in size are Hartford CT, Richmond VA, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, and Raleigh NC.
I would stack Calgary up against all of those places for "interesting things to do" except for New Orleans.