Having not lived in Calgary for over 12 years now, I'm both proud and worried to see the City grow to 1 million people. Even though its just a statistic, its a symbolic achievement that shows the city has really reached the big-time ... the 1 million mark is often used to distinguish between the major cities and the medium sized cities .. the men from the boys so to speak.
Its good because it shows Calgary is a cosmopolitan metropolis that has all the benefits and respect that a large city deserves. It can be problematic because with it comes big city problems, such as traffic, increased crime,etc. Traffic can be a particular problem for Calgary because of the way its built; very widespread, low density development. That means people traditionally live further away from downtown and there's more ground to cover.
From the looks of it though, the C-train expansion - as long term as it may be - is a good idea. Investing in public transportation is much better than building and expanding new roads at alleviating traffic. It also will encourage, as Josh White mentioned, higher density devepment around the stations.
Azim
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