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Originally Posted by Ferreth
Thanks for all the kind words. You look at Calgary in 1951 and suddenly understand how certain bottlenecks were already set in stone. No city planner would have been planning for the million plus people we have today; it would have been very far forward thinking about 500K in the city at that time of 129K.
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1951 marks the first time (since the 1914 Mawson plan) that the City did a master plan for future growth, although only an interim report was ever delivered. It said that a population of 220k was sustainable at the then-present city boundaries at 11 people per acre densities.
Interesting quote from the 1951 report:
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Perhaps a more pertinent question than, "How large can the city grow?" should be the question "How large do we want the city to grow?" There is perhaps an optimum size beyond which the topographical character of the site and the existing road and utilities systems will impose on future growth. Undoubtedly such limitations can be overcome to permit unlimited growth, by costly road widening and utility projects. But would such large expenditures be justified or would preconceived decentralization provide a better solution for growth beyond a reasonable maximum?
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