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Originally Posted by geotag277
Are we evaluating neighbourhoods based on income level now? Wow.
Where is the source of this data that 5/6 of all jobs exist outside the CBD? I would like to see what other conclusions were in that report. Like others, I strongly suspect the jobs inside the CBD and outside are not at all comparable. I suspect outside the CBD is more dominated by McDonalds/franchises, strip malls, small business owners in the retail industry/private practices, and factory/warehousing operations where low priced real estate is essential. Sure there are pockets of office space throughout the city, and I for one think a "live where you work" model makes a lot of sense for distributed employment, but the fact is Calgary is no where near to realizing that kind of model today in 2014. Calgary is probably one of the worst modern offenders for centralized office space I can think of.
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Calgary has ~60% office space in the downtown. New York is just over, Montreal is ~40, and so are Toronto and Vancouver. Which are the five top cities in North America for transit ridership per capita (all trips, not just commutes)? Those exact same cities.
Calgary is successful as a transit city, and has the level of inner city development because it has a concentrated downtown. It is a damn good thing. Don't mess it up.
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