Calgary has a really great pedestrian system in the core of downtown. It's a walkway 15 feet above the ground, hence the name +15. The walkway connects a number of downtown buildings and shopping malls and also contains a number of small restaurants. Wikipedia tells me that Calgary's +15 is the world's most extensive pedestrian sky walk - it runs for 16 km! The +15 is a terrific system for getting around (especially in the cold weather) ... if you know where you are going. Every time I come into the city with 11 year old B (we often come in for a day at the excellent city library), we get lost. We leave the family's office and head towards the library but always get lost. We normally attempt to go via B's favourite lunch spot which is located somewhere in the depths of the +15. After a number of wrong turns, we find our way to lunch. After lunch, it's guaranteed that we'll get lost again as we make our way to the library. It happens every single time. So, while Calgary has the 'world's biggest' something, it's a system that frustrates me immensely!
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