what prairie city has the highest density?

ULOVEKYLE · May 5th, 2013, 06:52 AM

building density and pop density?

I wouldn't be surprised to find out if Winnipeg was on top after visiting there. I was impressed by the scale of the downtown, it just screamed "big city" to me and there seemed to be less wide open spaces compared to Edmonton and Calgary.

ULOVEKYLE · May 5th, 2013, 06:55 AM

that being said Winnipeg badly needs to clean up its surface lot problem, but there is so much promise with that city, there seemed to be more "main street" streets similar to here in Toronto which was lacking in Edmonton and Calgary, pretty much nothing outside of the downtown core.

***Taller, Better*** · May 5th, 2013, 07:07 AM

For Prairie city, I'd say it would have to be Winnipeg. Some nice Edwardian architecture in the 'Peg; they were influenced a lot by Italian Renaissance style for some reason which is quite beautiful.

***Yellow Fever*** · May 5th, 2013, 07:12 AM

I have to agree that despite of lack of skyscrapers and highrises and has only roughly about 700,000 inhabitants, Winnipeg seems to be larger than its other prairie counterparts for some reasons. Cars and foots traffic in Portage Avenue is seem much busier than Jasper Avenue in Edmonton and its wide blvds makes Calgary's small one way downtown streets look even tinier.

isaidso · May 5th, 2013, 10:28 AM

Winnipeg is the only western city I've been to, but I was very impressed with it. It has a brawny established grandeur that blew well passed my expectations. I would love to see Winnipeg grow into a significant metropolis of 2 million in my life time.

ssiguy2 · May 6th, 2013, 07:47 PM

I automatically thought of Winnipeg.

Winnipeg has guts and a sense of permanence and you never get the impression that a drop in commodity prices would wipe the place off the map. It's downtown is far more substantial than any other prairie city and has a urban culture no other city can touch.

It lost a lot of ground in the last 50 years but that is starting to change. This, of course, had it's downsides but the benefits is that it didn't suffer the "urbanism" of the 60s and 70s which wiped out so much of the fine architectural gems and urbanity of other prairie cities.

The Peg has always reminded me of a small Montreal but with it's own very unique culture and lifestyle.

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ULOVEKYLE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11 Likes (Received): 0	what prairie city has the highest density? building density and pop density? I wouldn't be surprised to find out if Winnipeg was on top after visiting there. I was impressed by the scale of the downtown, it just screamed "big city" to me and there seemed to be less wide open spaces compared to Edmonton and Calgary.

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May 5th, 2013, 06:55 AM	#2
ULOVEKYLE Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 11 Likes (Received): 0	that being said Winnipeg badly needs to clean up its surface lot problem, but there is so much promise with that city, there seemed to be more "main street" streets similar to here in Toronto which was lacking in Edmonton and Calgary, pretty much nothing outside of the downtown core.

May 6th, 2013, 07:47 PM	#6
ssiguy2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: White Rock BC Posts: 4,968 Likes (Received): 31	I automatically thought of Winnipeg. Winnipeg has guts and a sense of permanence and you never get the impression that a drop in commodity prices would wipe the place off the map. It's downtown is far more substantial than any other prairie city and has a urban culture no other city can touch. It lost a lot of ground in the last 50 years but that is starting to change. This, of course, had it's downsides but the benefits is that it didn't suffer the "urbanism" of the 60s and 70s which wiped out so much of the fine architectural gems and urbanity of other prairie cities. The Peg has always reminded me of a small Montreal but with it's own very unique culture and lifestyle.