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Originally Posted by Muta
This link explains what density refers to:
http://www.archdaily.com/180555/vide...sity-benefits/
.... urban development and smart growth is efficient space planning, not 'human stacking'. The ignorant bunch of the pro-suburban crowd generally believe that urban development means high-density apartment complexes and slum living; in reality, density includes not only high-density development, but low-density development.
It includes so much more than 'human stacking' and I wish people would understand that. |
So here is my issue with that video specifically, but densification in more general terms; there is an obvious correlation between density and living costs. The video uses NYC and San Francisco as examples, but those are rated as the 1st and 3rd most expensive cities in the U.S. to live in. (
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/expen...y?id=17118717#) I am by no means suggesting that Calgary will become anywhere near as expensive as those great cities, but there are some tough questions still unanswered that are making many people uneasy.
I guess my main concerns are that these other, quite dense cities are significantly more expensive to live in and have much, much better public transportation. Prices in this city are already crazy (and transit isn't great) so isn't it a legitimate concern that densification could push prices to an unsustainable level and result in massive damage to the economy?