Plan|it|Calgary Draft Municipal Development Plan and Transportation Plan

[polishavenger]

I love the "free market" argument from UDI. The free market does not exist in city building, the city places a great deal of rules and regulations on what can be built and where, and uses tax policy to either subsidize or incentivize certain built forms. If we had a true free market in Calgary, low density homes and developments would be paying through the nose on property taxes to support the infrastructure and services required to support them.

Also, until recently, Calgary didnt really have any alternatives for people to choose from, it was either the burbs, or high density towers in the core. Sometimes it takes planning to create choice. Just look at how much the break down of home sales has changed in the last decade.