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Summary

People Are Debating The 1 Thing They'd Change About Calgary & Some Are Very Honest

Would you agree?

The Calgary city skyline.

The Calgary city skyline.

Western Canada Editor

People in Calgary were given a platform to air their thoughts about how the city could be improved — and they're using it.

There are already hundreds of comments on a Reddit thread asking for the one thing they'd change to make Calgary a better place.

One user claimed the city is "like a ghost town", adding: "I usually stay at Hotel Arts and I've walked some streets around there in the middle of the day and have gone a couple blocks on foot without seeing a car or a person. It's odd."

Another person said, "More vibrancy. At times, the lack of density and poor urban design can make this city feel like a dead town rather than an actual city. One of the few things I didn't miss when I moved to Vancouver."

There were other more specific suggestions to improve Calgary, including a direct public transit link to the airport.

Others pointed to the tap water in the city, with some suggesting that they use a water softener to stop their skin from going dry.

from Calgary

Another Redditor wanted to see a botanical garden installed and "one or two more fun attractions" to visit when the weather takes a turn for the worse.

from Calgary

One person would like to see the city introduce a continental feel.

from Calgary

Others joked that the city would see a huge improvement if their hockey team, the Calgary Flames, were better performers!

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    • Western Canada Editor Daniel Milligan was the Western Canada Editor at Narcity Canada. He was responsible for developing trending news strategies and managing a team of writers and editors. Originally from the U.K., Daniel holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in journalism from Staffordshire University. Over the past decade, he has worked on major news stories including terror attacks in London, England, and Manchester, along with royal weddings, Brexit developments, the Canadian federal election and the Nova Scotia mass shooting. Daniel was a senior editor and newsroom leader at Trinity Mirror, one of the U.K.'s largest regional news websites. He would later move to Toronto and work at Yahoo Canada and CTV News/CTV National News.

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