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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian
Uhhh, all the people who live in the massive sprawl footprint of Halifax?
All the areas that have developed in the "city" are far flung and a direct result of anti-density.
In fact, Halifax has one of the biggest footprints for a city of such a low population due to that fact that we have what? Like 4-5 apartment towers downtown taller than 15 stories? (Not including the new ones)
I'm not for harbour drive, but you've clearly bought into the propaganda...
This is why there are single family homes in the middle of nowhere and peninsula property taxes paying for services and buses to nowhere.
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Even with all of the massive sprawl, the former HRM has only about 410,000 people, with 300,000 in the urbanized part.
Halifax is a small city, population-wise, with a very small commuter shed. The nearest other cities, hours away, are even smaller.
Trust me, I'm on your side and would love to see cool new highrise developments downtown, but I think it's very farfetched to imagine Halifax can sustain a large skyscraper city. We are just far too small and there aren't enough people to pack into many, if any, 50 and 60 story buildings.