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Such a transition may not be possible in Cumberland Estates or Greely where everyone lives on one-acre lots, but certainly most of the city and suburban areas where lots are typically 50 or 60 feet wide are not really that far away from an acceptable density that makes viable a café or pub that you can actually walk to from your detached house.
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My neighbourhood has been a case study of infill housing. From an original population of 2,500 in the 1950s and 1960s to around 15,000 today, you would be surprised how difficult it is to establish a cafe or pub in the community. The challenge is that everybody is so used to driving everywhere, they wouldn't think of walking to such a business within the community. There needs to be a whole lifestyle change and we are long way from that.