Maybe I'm just thinking of Pie in the Sky types of predictions but I do think that if we did get a high-speed rail between Edmonton and Calgary it would all of a sudden turn two fairly big cities into a mega region that could attract far more people. In my perfect world, Edmonton and Calgary would continue to grow as it has been growing, but because of a high-speed train traveling between Edmonton to Red Deer to Calgary and back, I would love to see City of Red Deer really start to Boom in population due to the fact that they can have a cheaper place to buy rent or build and yet still work in either Edmonton or Calgary and easily get there quickly. Also some companies could potentially headquarter in Red Deer and have employees simply commute into Red Deer if they lived in Edmonton or Calgary. Maybe this idea is far fetched, but I think the desirability of our two major cities would be increased significantly if time between each would be minimal instead of what it is right now.
