Are You Really Sure You Wanna Live Here?
Streaker @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:49 pm
Want to make a city deal more effectively with its growing pains? Encourage higher density development.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen. 
mtbr @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:51 pm
Streaker Streaker:
Want to make a city deal more effectively with its growing pains? Encourage higher density development.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
never been here have you? the new suburbs have a higher density than 50 year old neighborhoods.
Streaker @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:52 pm
mtbr mtbr:
Streaker Streaker:
Want to make a city deal more effectively with its growing pains? Encourage higher density development.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
never been here have you? the new suburbs have a higher density than 50 year old neighborhoods.
That's really not saying much.
dino_bobba_renno @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:54 pm
mtbr mtbr:
Streaker Streaker:
Want to make a city deal more effectively with its growing pains? Encourage higher density development.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
never been here have you? the new suburbs have a higher density than 50 year old neighborhoods.
You pretty much touch your neighbour when you sit up in bed and stretch. I looked at one place where you almost had to side step between the houses to get to the back yard.
One of these days there's going to be a fire.
mtbr @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:54 pm
Streaker Streaker:
mtbr mtbr:
Streaker Streaker:
Want to make a city deal more effectively with its growing pains? Encourage higher density development.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
never been here have you? the new suburbs have a higher density than 50 year old neighborhoods.
That's really not saying much.
didn't want to confuse the idiot socialist.
dino_bobba_renno @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:57 pm
Streaker Streaker:
mtbr mtbr:
Streaker Streaker:
Want to make a city deal more effectively with its growing pains? Encourage higher density development.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
never been here have you? the new suburbs have a higher density than 50 year old neighborhoods.
That's really not saying much.
We're nothing like most cities, everyone here has to have a house and a back yard. I honesty don't know where else we're going to build. There even developing down by the Bow on the South end which is just a recipe for disaster if there's ever a flood.
Brenda @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:58 pm
dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:
mtbr mtbr:
Streaker Streaker:
Want to make a city deal more effectively with its growing pains? Encourage higher density development.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
In a place like Calgary that'll probably never happen.
never been here have you? the new suburbs have a higher density than 50 year old neighborhoods.
You pretty much touch your neighbour when you sit up in bed and stretch. I looked at one place where you almost had to side step between the houses to get to the back yard.
One of these days there's going to be a fire.
It could be worse... it could all be townhouses
Streaker @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:05 pm
dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:
Streaker Streaker:
mtbr mtbr:
never been here have you? the new suburbs have a higher density than 50 year old neighborhoods.
That's really not saying much.
We're nothing like most cities, everyone here has to have a house and a back yard.
Then enjoy paying for your sprawl.
dino_bobba_renno @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:06 pm
Streaker Streaker:
Then enjoy paying for your sprawl.
I pay for it every day I drive to work
Streaker @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:09 pm
dino_bobba_renno dino_bobba_renno:
Streaker Streaker:
Then enjoy paying for your sprawl.
I pay for it every day I drive to work
I don't doubt it.
tritium @ Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:27 pm
1. Sprawl, for one they are building a new connector to circle the city.
2. be agressive to find a job close to home.. (save gas, and have more time at home with family)
llama66 @ Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:11 pm
mtbr mtbr:
bootlegga bootlegga:
Blaming your city council for the boom is rich. I mean really, how much input did they have in Klein dropping oil sands royalties to 1% (when most other places charge 20%)? Or the sudden increase in wordlwide use (and therefore shortages in supply)?
Frankly, if you want to blame anyone, blame the provincial PCs for boom, mainly becaise they opened the floodgates on investment a decade ago. That, coupled with a steady increases in oil prices meant it was inevitable. If we were charging say 10-15%, we still have investment, but it likely wouldn't be at such a frenetic pace.
As for a councillor building $25 million bridges, you should give her a medal (or send her up here). Our bridge for the LRT over the river reportedly cost $88 million (in the 90s), and an overpass over 23rd avenue in Edmonton is projected to cost $250 million, so it sounds like a deal to me.
Frankly, if you want to blame anyone, blame the provincial PCs for boom, mainly becaise they opened the floodgates on investment a decade ago. That, coupled with a steady increases in oil prices meant it was inevitable. If we were charging say 10-15%, we still have investment, but it likely wouldn't be at such a frenetic pace.
As for a councillor building $25 million bridges, you should give her a medal (or send her up here). Our bridge for the LRT over the river reportedly cost $88 million (in the 90s), and an overpass over 23rd avenue in Edmonton is projected to cost $250 million, so it sounds like a deal to me.
you should get informed...they are paying some french designer millions to design a pedestrian bridge ...nothing wrong with the designs we have now.
Calgary career alderman and Mayor need to be shown the door.
actually Santiago Calatrava is Spanish, and $25 Mil a bridge is one hell of a deal,
its usually $50mil + per bridge.
CommanderSock @ Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:41 pm
The constant sound of sirens? Dirty foggy smoggy skyline on hot summer afternoons? Traffic jams you could read a H.P Lovecraft short story in between? Violent crime? Petty crime? Social unease? And soon after a bust, 1/3 of residents living from hand to mouth and partly subsidized.
Calgary, welcome to the league of big cities.
Yogi @ Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:50 pm
The 'best view' of any city is in the 'rear view'! City life in general sucks. Being born in and spending a good portion of my life in Edmonton, I can say without any qualms that Calgary is by far easier to get around in. The cost of living in a city out here is ridiculous. Both cities councils must do 'brainstorming' with each other. Stevie & Co. think that 250 mil for a couple of overpasses, 700 grand for a winter festival, 3-4 BILLION with a 'return' of 2.6 billion for a 'worlds fair'are good investments! I wonder how much of HIS money he is 'investing' in such projects. Sounds like the cities have 'interchangeable councils! You guys can have it. I feel sorry for anyone who through 'circumstances beyond their control. are stuck in a city.
sandorski @ Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:34 pm
Cities have advantages. I don't need a car, live right across the street from Shopping, Hospitals, theaters, Pizza Delivery!!!, Online Grocery Shopping, multiple High Speed Internet and Digital TV choices(Shaw and Telus), 2 Beer/Wine stores within 2 Blocks, Bank is nextdoor, yadda yadda ya. Tis sweet.
I do like living in the boonies and miss being surrounded by wilderness, but the city is just so damn convenient.