I like the idea of an elevated walkway that allows people to walk for a long distance without having to cross roads or get up and down the bridges. I saw the walkway in Hong Kong and in Taipei. Here is another example in Calgary, Canada called the Plus-15 system. The feedback from the citizens are mostly positive.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Share+your+experience+with+Calgary+famous+elevated+downtown/6800081/story.html
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Share+your+experience+with+Calgary+famous+elevated+downtown/6800081/story.html
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For quality of life. Overall, Canada is the best country to provide. The mindset and culture are a great difference from Singapore although Calgary is in the province of British Columbia. Note that Canada was ruled by the British between 1763 and 1867.
I drove around Calgary for a few days in 1995, I find the city full of nice people and kind politicians who care for each other. The infrastructure is first class. Full democracy is in play and that allows creativity of people to take place and maximise. It's a total different place to compare with Singapore.
Calgary is in Alberta province(next to British Columbia) in Canada. Sorry for the error.
I was in Calgary only once, on the way to a meeting held in Lake Louis in the Canadian Rockies.
I remembered it as a pleasant city, with nice people. Each year, in July, they have a cowboy festival called the "Calgary Stampede". http://www.calgarystampede.com/
It sounded fun, hut I did not have the change to experience it.
I have a cousin who migrated to Calgary 15 years ago, but was now out of touch with her.
In the city of Vancouver, one can stop at the junction of traffic light when he or she is not sure of the direction to turn for the destination. Most of the Canadians are the courteous, patient and polite drivers who would allow you to take your time of deciding on which ways to turn and go.
In Singapore and under the same circumstances, your chance of being rammed and crashed by "ferrari" is pretty high.
If I am not mistaken, the per capita income of Canada is lower than Singapore, but clearly the quality of life is much better, and there is better balance between work and leisure.
Google's seach for GDP per capital income for both Singapore and Canada by IMF in 2011 are as follows:
Singapore: US$59,711 - World Rank No.3
Canada: US$40,541 - World Rank No.12
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