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Originally Posted by blankall
Calgary desperately needs a bunch of semi-self contained communities spread throughout the city. Putting density and commercial space only in the core and having the rest be suburbia is a logistics nightmare. Calgary's population is only going to grow. Any and all kind of development in close proximity to transit should be heavily encouraged.
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Calgary's urban design mandate shifted to TOD (Transit Oriented Design) ~10-20 years ago. TOD focuses on creating high density clusters around transit stations. It's the only realistic option for densification in calgary.