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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
As other's have touched on, Calgary's "problem" is the urban sprawl.
To have real vibrancy, you need neighbourhoods where a lot of people eat, drink & sleep.
I can walk to 3 grocery stores, 8 craft beer distilleries, 15+ coffee shops, around 50 restaurants, and much more less than 15 minutes from my door in Vancouver and I'm not even in downtown.
Now I realize this sounds terrible and way too busy to some people, so not suggesting it's "better", but it is to me.
Making the effort to drive 45 minutes into downtown Calgary to go to a bar or restaurant just isn't worth it when you can go to your local neighbourhood strip mall 5 min away.
Until people start really embracing urban living, Calgary will always be one of these cities, for better or worse.
My suggestion to the OP is move if you can and are looking for that type of city. You're too young to be bored of your city.
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Every sprawl community tries to create a city within their community now. The same cookie cutter entertainment/shopping/eating complex is in almost every newer suburb community.
They actively try and advertise to keep you fulfilled within your community. "Yeah, you're far away, but you never have to leave!!".