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Originally Posted by GGG
Can you explain to me why occupying 3500 square feet of land at the edge of the city is more impactful on the total distance commuted by Calgarians then 3500 square feet in the inner city. The answer is clearly it doesn’t matter the total distance commuted would be the same.
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You are mostly correct. However, low density in the inner city is actually far worse than low density at the periphery. At the very edge of the city, an acreage doesn't lengthen any commutes. In the inner city, almost everyone commuting to downtown from a given direction would have to drive past it. The section of road that services and passes the low density area would be far wider.