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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I don’t understand why people think a bigger Canmore will mean more affordable housing. As the population of southern Alberta grows, the number of people with deep pockets who will be willing to buy into new properties in a prime location like Canmore will greatly exceed the number of new units, even if they build thousands. That’s the way resort towns work - they don’t get cheaper.
A Canmore at 2x the population of today will be just as expensive. It will just mean more restaurants and stores employing more service workers who have nowhere to live.
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Yes, but that means 2x the population get to experience their version of Canmore. The alternative is not building and the demand continues to skyrocket.
There was a post about induced demand - we all accept it, but new highways still get built and lanes still get added to Deerfoot. It's not like we throw up our hands because it's induced demand and then never improve our infrastructure.