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Originally Posted by Muta
Building urban actually means more effective and efficient densification, not necessarily 'studio apartments' everywhere. You can have sizable properties for families in low-to-medium rise buildings and complexes that are surrounded by instantly-available amenities such as grocery, coffee shops, public plazas, etc.
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I don't think that's lost on them. I'm pretty sure that in their opinion most middle class people should be able to afford their own single family
detached home and that's viewed as the ideal. In the urban scenario you describe the natural laws of supply and demand would dictate that over time the dectached home would exceed the affordability of the majority of people.
It might just be that as far as the future of what happens inside the city of Calgary limits is concerned that reality is ultimately unavoidable. Just don't think that the reaction to that will be full capitulation and a movement en masse into townhomes and low-to-medium rise buildings. 'Parasite' communities are going to grow.