| As our culture moves away from the auto-centric | | | | in the new neighbourhoods. |
| style of living that influenced the way our cities were | | | | For residents living in established neighbourhoods or |
| previously designed, we see more and more towns | | | | prospective buyers looking to buy into older |
| and cities being created with an emphasis on the | | | | character homes in Calgary, rest assured that the |
| people who live in them. Areas that were designed | | | | older neighbourhoods will experience little change. The |
| with cars in mind tend to be sprawling, with wide | | | | majority of the plans pertain to new developments in |
| streets for lots of cars, no easy pedestrian access, | | | | the city so that the likelihood of urban sprawl is |
| and shopping areas far from residential areas. | | | | minimized; urban sprawl can be detrimental to the |
| More and more with city and town planning, we are | | | | ecosystem surrounding the city, especially in a natural |
| seeing a shift away from auto-centric planning | | | | wonderland like Calgary. |
| towards a more resident focused plan. Calgary has | | | | The Plan It Calgary project makes a lot of sense for |
| adopted a long term plan for the city to make future | | | | our needs and concerns in modern day housing. With |
| development greener and more user friendly. Plan It | | | | the growing trend in North America of obesity in |
| Calgary is a project with both the city of Calgary and | | | | both adults and children, it is vital for neighbourhoods |
| thousands of its residents to better expand on the | | | | to be more pedestrian-friendly and have nearby |
| city's neighbourhoods and transportation networks | | | | amenities so that residents are more likely to walk |
| over the next 50 years. | | | | the short distances to use them. With the cost of |
| The Plan takes into account many of the same | | | | fuel, it is also important to focus on making it easy |
| principles that you find in New Urbanism | | | | for residents to not have to use their cars; mixed |
| developments such as mixed-use neighbourhoods | | | | use spaces can help people work closer to home and |
| that incorporate different types of housing and | | | | better public transit can help people save money by |
| businesses that allow residents with a variety of | | | | allowing them to leave their cars at home when they |
| housing needs to live in areas that also have | | | | do need to travel farther afield. |
| amenities within walkable distances. Plan It Calgary | | | | Keep an eye on the exciting new neighbourhood |
| also incorporates nearby usable green spaces and | | | | developments in the works for the already-amazing |
| improved public transit to downscale the use of cars | | | | city of Calgary. |