Matt, Thanks for posting! Your earlier post seemed to suggest that my industry is in lockstep with pro sprawl developers...which is of course simply not true. Everyone has their opinion and many of are strong proponent for appropriate infill...it's not just about housing though of course...there are other pieces of the puzzle to help drive market demand!
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Send Bikies mailing list submissions to [email protected] To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can reach the person managing the list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Bikies digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Sprawl program on WPR ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Bikies] Sprawl program on WPR Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:19:51 -0700 To: [email protected] I found this insteresting article at the online home of Realtor Magazine. It seems to suggest that what people want is more mass transit and walkable/bikeable neighborhoods. These statistics seem to confirm that developers are not giving people what they are asking for. http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2007102502 Notable factoids: "Nearly nine in 10 believe that new communities should be built so people can walk more and drive less; cars, homes and buildings should be required to be more energy efficient; and public transportation should be improved and made more available. Americans strongly disapprove (84 percent) of increasing gasoline taxes as a way to discourage driving and reduce energy use." "Eight in 10 respondents prefer redeveloping older urban and suburban areas rather than building new housing and commercial developments on the edge of existing suburbs. More than half of those surveyed believe that businesses and homes should be built closer together to shorten commutes, limit traffic congestion and allow residents to walk to stores and shops instead of using their cars. Six in 10 also agree that new-home construction should be limited in outlying areas and encouraged in inner urban areas to shorten commutes and prevent more traffic congestion." _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
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