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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
If we can keep Nenshi in office for the next decade, I think the demographic will shift from the current 80% out - 20% up, hopefully to 50/50. He and council are actually making some pretty good decisions when it comes to curbing our sprawl. They just really need to streamline the process for inner-city redevelopment applications when it comes to small things like tearing down a 60s-era stucco house in order to build a new duplex. I have confidence that this will come in due time though. Also, when I say 50/50 I don't mean that all of those 50%-up will be in towers, but a lot more inner city redevelopment like what I just mentioned with SFH lots being converted into duplexes and stuff like that. There will be a lot of tower developments in the Beltline, Eau Claire, West and East Villages though. Our inner city population could probably double comfortably. Though, I would just settle for it increasing from 150 000 to 250 000.
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Gotta say I really like your mayor, he seems like a great guy to me.
Calgary and edmonton are both growing so fast right now, I can't see many negatives happening to either any time soon.
Calgary's proximity to the rockies makes it an attractive destination for skiers as well.
I think Calgary will grow much faster than Edmonton.
I could see Edmonton at 1.6 million, Calgary at 2 million, Greater Vancouver at 3.3 million, Greater Toronto at 8 million, and Montreal at 5 million by 2030.
It's even possible that in the next 50 years, Calgary might surpass Greater Vancouver and become the largest metro in western Canada.
I think Canada in general by 2030 will have around 40 million people, possibly more depending on current growth rates.
I'd say a low of 40 million and a high of 45 million.
Gonna be an exciting 15 years.