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Erica wtf?
For starters this guy lives on Beacon Hill which is way down the list for neighborhoods that have densisity or have undergone much change.
Secondly, you should have caught on that he contradicts and negates himself.
He starts his second bullet point with this: "We could use our land-use code to create incentives for developers to preserve existing uses, such as community arts and cultural venues, in exchange for increasing the number of units they can build/"
He ends his third bullet point with this: " Why not set aside the code and allow developers and neighborhoods to work together toward projects that are profitable and promote neighborhood character."

He is both for and against having a code.
To say that constant change is here to stay is a cliche and should not be congratulated.

Posted by Zander | July 11, 2008 7:35 PM
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Shorter Valdez:

STFU and make my consulting gig(s) running City pseudo-public involvement "processes" manipulated to ram density down your neighborhood's throat easier...

Posted by Mr. X | July 11, 2008 8:32 PM
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Zander @ 1 -

Please elaborate on the ass-in-head first point of yours. How exactly does living on Beacon Hill immediately discredit one's comments--whatever those might be--about city planning?

Posted by Kaypro | July 11, 2008 11:52 PM
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Kaypro-

I actually believe people should live the life they advocate whether they live on Beacon Hill or not.
Were you unable to find the contraditions in Valdez' piece?
BTW I am guessing you meant head-in-ass but maybe you are way limber than the rest of us as well.

Posted by Zander | July 12, 2008 2:10 AM
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Condos create future incentive towards height and density. Apartment buildings and such in the future will have to be built to similar standards.

In short, no more fucking townhouses.

All the city needs to do is to stop suckling at the teats of the developers and mandate a minimum amount of affordable apartments in each development or the funding of a certain amount so agencies like HRG can start building more places people can live. We really need more housing in the 40-140% of median income range. Right now we're building townhomes for the 250-300% range. And their footprints are eating up potential density!

Not cool.

As far as feelings of community? Not the developers' problem. Keep your neighborhood vibrant and force the condo set to assimilate or stay inside all day.

Posted by AJ | July 12, 2008 10:49 AM
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Sigh.

You know, if we just zoned for 40 to 100 story tall inexpensive residential rental apartment buildings surrounded by greenspace mini parks instead, it would be a LOT less disruptive.

Build them where transit stations are.

NEXT!

Posted by Will in Seattle | July 13, 2008 11:10 PM

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