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Originally Posted by CalgaryAlex
Agree that there will be great incentive to build on green/brownfield sites within the ring road. Hopefully that will slow sprawl a bit.
I hope the city decides not to extend the current lines much further out, but to focus on new lines (whether they be fully new or just spur lines, ex. to the airport) instead. In fact, I wish the outer boundary for C-Train service would have been Stoney, but Tuscany and South Health are already beyond that point (and service to South Health is very much needed).
Seriously, it has to stop somewhere (even if a freeze period of a decade or two is considered). The city needs to focus on areas that have been neglected for decades rather than extend service to brand new developments.
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Geographically the SE of the city is hemmed in by the Bow river as it turns eastward. South of that are Mcmansion communities like Artesia and Heritage Pointe. So realistically there is a limited stock of land past the hospital. Eastward is where I think there will be the most growth. Wasn't there a plan for a future community called Hotchkiss or something east of New Brighton? To me the sprawliest part of the city is the SW/NW from HWY8 past HWY 1. That's where you have all the semi acreage development and where a sizeable chunk of Calgary's nouveau rich seem to live.