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Originally Posted by Boris2k7
Well, except that there IS a point in doing so, since unlike Winnipeg the ring road is very, very close to the edge of Calgary and people are more likely NOT to go all the way around.
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The Perimeter Highway around Wpg (TCH 1A, basically) is a lot further out of the way than you realize. Hell, it even has stoplights on it, and people still take it.
Most of it actually borders farmland that extends for kilometers towards the city.
Not that I'm adverse to another free-flow route through Calgary, but having lived with a slow inner-city TCH, it's a non-issue for the most part. When approaching Calgary from the east, we'll see 2 signs: Calgary (straight), and Banff (turn right and take the freeway). Anyone going through will figure it out pretty quick.