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Edmonton fat thanks to urban sprawl
Back in Edmonton`s horse-and-buggy days, you could probably reach the outskirts of town with a slingshot and frozen road apple.
Edmonton in 1892 was a svelte nine square kilometres. Then came the age of the internal combustion engine: asphalt, traffic lights, freeways, pump jockeys, eight-tracks, traffic helicopters, shock jocks, cassette players, self-serve gas, travel mugs and heated seats, CD players, hands-free cellular, GPS, satellite radio and a 30-minute commute to the `burbs, complete with toasty bum and a BlackBerry reminder to stop for milk.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...60-e644c8ae42c2
Edmonton fat thanks to urban sprawl
Back in Edmonton`s horse-and-buggy days, you could probably reach the outskirts of town with a slingshot and frozen road apple.
Edmonton in 1892 was a svelte nine square kilometres. Then came the age of the internal combustion engine: asphalt, traffic lights, freeways, pump jockeys, eight-tracks, traffic helicopters, shock jocks, cassette players, self-serve gas, travel mugs and heated seats, CD players, hands-free cellular, GPS, satellite radio and a 30-minute commute to the `burbs, complete with toasty bum and a BlackBerry reminder to stop for milk.
http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news...60-e644c8ae42c2