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donquijote1954
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On Apr 6, 1:18 pm, Tim McNamara <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Of course they claim to adhere to the "Smart Growth" principles. The
> > problem is you can't live in a vacuum. The loss of retail, industry,
> > jobs, and the increase in traffic and decrease in walkability are
> > going to be the fallout of "Smart Growth."
>
> Our suburbs and exurbs are already unwalkable. In many cases there are
> no sidewalks and you would have to walk in the street with all the
> distracted soccer parents in SUVs talking on their cell phones and
> eating fast food while driving. Neighborhoods are generally blocks upon
> curvy blocks of nearly identical ticky-tacky houses that look more like
> barns than homes. Businesses are generally in unpleasant strip malls
> with cretinously designed parking lots and anonymous, homogenized
> franchises.
Gee. Is that planned or unplanned? Either way it seems like a money-
making scheme.
Or is it the ultimate expression of freedom that people can readily
choose between McDonalds and Burger King when eating out?
>
> > Of course they claim to adhere to the "Smart Growth" principles. The
> > problem is you can't live in a vacuum. The loss of retail, industry,
> > jobs, and the increase in traffic and decrease in walkability are
> > going to be the fallout of "Smart Growth."
>
> Our suburbs and exurbs are already unwalkable. In many cases there are
> no sidewalks and you would have to walk in the street with all the
> distracted soccer parents in SUVs talking on their cell phones and
> eating fast food while driving. Neighborhoods are generally blocks upon
> curvy blocks of nearly identical ticky-tacky houses that look more like
> barns than homes. Businesses are generally in unpleasant strip malls
> with cretinously designed parking lots and anonymous, homogenized
> franchises.
Gee. Is that planned or unplanned? Either way it seems like a money-
making scheme.
Or is it the ultimate expression of freedom that people can readily
choose between McDonalds and Burger King when eating out?