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Originally Posted by OnesAndZeros
So, I am never going to use any of the pedestrian bridge not build in my neighbourhood. Should the rest of Calgary pay for that bridge too? Same argument for the airport tunnel.
Have you thought about people living that far is because they simply can't afford 600k for a fixer upper?
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This can go down a slippery route, but in talking to friends who have moved to the burbs over the years, the sentiment is that they want lots of space and a new house. You're right - you won't get that at the same price in the inner city, but most people also don't think very hard about the long-term investment and the opportunity cost - long commutes, more spent on gas, less free time, further away from amenities, etc.
Calgary is also not designed using multiple power centres, so living further and further out had to be curbed sometime.