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Originally Posted by nik-
Denver is similar to a large Calgary in many ways, but I hope we never end up like that. Denver and it's suburbs are a spread out disaster.
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But Calgary's suburbs are too. Calgary has a very low density population and continues to sprawl semi-uncontrolled. Look at the NW from 10 years ago until today. I couldn't imagine what Calgary would look like with 2 million people if the current model of growth is still kept up.
An alternative is researching ways to build sustainably up and focus on redeveloping existing neighbourhoods closer to the city centre that already have city services in place and creating the incentives (new schools, recreational centres, parks, big residence spaces) that people get in the suburbs. If the city continues to build outwards, in thirty years time we could be talking about the second ring road that will solve all the traffic problems that the first ring road didn't see coming. It's a never-ending cycle.