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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
Problem is there's no will for that kind of density in a prairie city like Calgary. Everyone wants their big home in suburbia.
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Pretty much. Its not so much that they want to be deep in the suburbs, but the demand in Calgary is for living space, something that high density housing just doesn't provide... most people want a big home, and the places that provide that best are in "suburbia". The trick for Calgary is to figure out how to give people their 2000+sq.ft. home, all while doing so in an efficient and environmentally conscious way. The future is in building up, and out, in a smart manner. Building new developments with reckless abandon with minimal transit and road infrastructure is a fool's pastime... sadly, a common one in the Planning office downtown.