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Originally Posted by drew
I have some friends that live in Bridgwater and love it, especially the bike trails.
It is what it is. People who live in Bridgwater aren't going to be shopping for their houses within the city anywhere north of the Assiniboine anyway.
By living in Wolseley, we are certainly the outlier in our group of friends from High School/University who all live in the far flung burbs or bedroom communities.
There are pros and cons no matter where you live. Although I can't help my self-satisfied smile whenever the talk of lack of schools, or traffic and commute times comes up in conversation.
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Yep, these are pretty much my thoughts as well.
And you've got to remember that for many recent Canadians, Waverley West is The Canadian Dream, especially after years of living in an old rental house on Victor Street or a crummy apartment on St. Anne's Road. There's less affinity to traditional urbanism/streetcar suburbanism, and less desire to spend thousands refinishing hardwood floors or raising sinking foundations.
If people want to sign up for the Bridgwater life, they can have at it. Never in a million years would I move there, but I get the appeal.
That said, I think it's very important that these new suburban areas are designed better. The above noted townhouses with driveways covering virtually all of the front yard are not just aesthetically sub-par to someone with an urban bias. They really have an impact on things like the ability to clear and store snow, the ability for land to properly drain, and for children to be able to actually walk on the sidewalk. How the developer was able to sneak these townhouses past the City planners and engineers I'll never know.
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