Am living in Calgary right now..after a long job search. We'll see how things turn out, job-wise. I might as well learn what I can from living in Alberta. I still have a home in Vancouver.
Yea, big difference from Vancouver in terms of temperatures, scenery....and cycling infrastructure.
VAncovuer and Toronto look bucolic in terms of cycling infrastructure compared to Calgary. It must be this oil-rich, energy-focused province where the downtown core is ruled by cars with its many one-way, 4-lane roads which hardly any roads have bike lanes. Ridiculous.
From what one can see, the high car traffic volumes are only for concentrated short times during work rush hrs. And work rush hr. traffic is pretty pale to what I've experienced when commuting to and from downtown Toronto. So alot of asphalt, underutilized by bikes.
However fortunately for now, I live only a 5 min. bike ride from a popular river network of paths. Though the winters get cold enough that there is ice, snow, etc. There's probably a contingent of people here who have good paying jobs in energy industry and construction where they work in northern Canada or northern Alberta part of the year, then return to live in Calgary.
And if you're a carnivore, the beef here is definitely higher grade. So is the bison. For reasons unknown, the red beets and kohl rabi are huge suckers.
