Today's sprawl is definitely being mitigated by the smaller city lots, lesser distance between houses, etc.
Not everyone enjoys high density housing. I absolutely hated the high-rise apartment building that I lived in and will never live in one again. I much prefer my house, even though it's not even as big or spacious as I'd like.
There are many high-rise apartment / condo buildings being built in Calgary. The sprawl is decreasing.
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Originally Posted by Table 5
The worst part of sprawl for a guy like me is not even the money factor. Suburban homes these days are just downright ugly, and it seems like the newer communities are getting even worse. Rows and rows of plastic siding and stucco, barren tree-less streets, and no variety whatsoever from one new community to another.
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The houses are all the same... but those high-density buildings are boring and ugly as well.
You can live in your designor high-rise apartment/condo if you choose. It's not for me and, as shown by the amount and type of construction, for most.