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Originally Posted by Cappy
This argument has been used at length by every city who wants to be bigger, and it never works. How do we compete with New York, Paris, London? are you kidding? we can't. We dont have the people, tax revenue, history, etc. When i think of these places i dont think about the arenas, I think about the culture, the working conditions, the living conditions etc. Bike lanes, public parks, weather, night life. None of this is added to the city by simply building a new arena or any building for that matter.
What makes a city world class? Do world class cities actually attract the most talented people?
What makes regional cities great? why is Portland or Austin, or San Fran so popular?
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Well if the city adopts this kind of attitude of course we wont make it. Calgary is one of the fastest growing cities in the world and has been around for just over 100 years. London, Paris, and New York have been around much longer, they have that advantage.
World Class cities don't attract 100% of the most talented people but its a very significant %. We want to cut into that %, if you don't like that go move to Edmonton, I'm sure it will be a great 'regional' city someday. I rather my community be the best in the world, not just in the province.