Originally Posted by Table 5
I live in Bridgeland. I think it's one of the best neighborhoods in town for the sole fact that we have easy access to much of the best that the inner-city has to offer, yet we're still a self-contained neighborhood that offers some peace and quiet and space if you need it.
Pros:
• We have amazing access to really good park space and bike paths. St Patricks, the Zoo, Science Centre, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary are all a few minutes away. For a young family, this is probably the biggest pro.
• We're close to all the good cultural/social stuff of the inner city, but not right in it. You can go to a bar or restaurant, without having to listen to a bunch of drunk woo girls, or motorbikes gunning it, at 3am.
• We're right next to East Village. Having that as a destination gets better every year. Once the NMC, Library, and all the other amenities are built out, it will get even better. We're also close to other great neighborhoods like Inglewood like Sunnyside.
• We have some of the best restaurants in town (Black Pig, Shiki Menya, Burger 320, Blue Star Diner) are all about 2-3 minute walk out my door.
• This is a neighborhood with interesting character and history, something that is lacking in most parts of Calgary.
• Stores with actual personality...namely Bridgeland Market and Lukes.
• We have an LRT station.
• Easy as pie access to Downtown. The commute is minimal and you have options. You can walk/bike or take the LRT.
• We're mostly on a hill, so no flooding for the vast majority of us.
• Speaking of hills, amazing views of downtown.
• We're technically in the NE, so prices are cheaper than some other inner-city neighborhoods, most which have less amenities.
• Deerfoot is easily accessible if you need it.
• A really nice mix of families, old people, young people.
• Plenty of room for growth in the West part of the neighborhood.
Cons:
• Inner-city taxes.
• Still rough around the edges in the west part of the neighborhood.
• It would be nice to have a big grocery store.
• We get some spillover from the Drop-in Centre at times, so you get the odd hobo rifling through your trash, or drunk weirdo.
• Even though we are cheaper than some other neighborhoods, buying a house here is getting really expensive. If you need a tear-down, you can either get a 600k tear-down, or pay 1 Million+ for an infill.
• We need another bridge across Memorial!
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