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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Thanks for sharing! I appreciate it.
I do think Crowfoot has improved since then (gym and a part-time job would both easily be walkable options). The rest of that sounds like a set of problems I could solve pretty easily by buying my kids a car (and driving them places when <16), which is like hundreds of thousands of dollars cheaper than moving to an inner city neighbourhood. And realistically their friends/extra curricular probably still wouldn't be in that neighbourhood anyway.
I really appreciate your perspective though, because having my kids end up bitter about where they lived growing up is something I'd prefer to avoid.
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Having a car in Calgary makes it a lot more manageable for sure. In the late 90s insurance costs for cars for young males were insane, $3-$4k/year, which would be about $8k/year now.
Once again, I see why people go for the yard in the burbs. However, there are definitely downsides to living in place where you need a car and everyone drives. It goes beyond your own restrictions. The city, the infrastructure, and the businesses also become orientated towards everyone driving.
If I did move back to Calgary, it would have to be to a central location. Once again, I would prioritize location over having a detached home and would prefer to live in a newer townhouse over a rotting old inner city house.