From: Dave Stack
....Native American community may find positive strength in
concentration....
It may well be that Native Americans find strength in concentration
(neighborhoods), it is no more true, nor any less true, of other Americans,
or other persons. Visit any of the boroughs of New York, Paris, Tangiers,
Guatamela, Japan, or Africa, and the beauty of the truth shines through:
preferrence is subject to environ.
Density is a factor of planning. When groups increase their numbers, if
un-impeded, there normally follows encroachment, and it is not species
specific, and certainly not ethnically defined.
Has any one asked the opinion of the community to be affected? Does the
process allow for meaningful participation in the planning process? How
about Holloman over north. How was the ratio determined? Finally, what are
the benefits of "stacking" inner cities to protect against suburban sprawl?
To whom do they accrue?
The future of the planet is dependent upon its inhabitants finding the means
of peaceful co-habitation. To accomplish this, we must begin changing the
"mindset" of all concerned. If institutions are viable instruments in
society (ie: government, religion, education, family), they are so simply
because they lead us to conclude the necessity of inclusion. Shared input is
necessary to resolve common problems.
Robert Anderson
8th Ward
www.andersonforhouse.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Stack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 3:25 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: AIHCDC Many Rivers Project
> From: Connie Sheppard
>> ... agency ... was reconsidering funding due to the fact that over half
of Many Rivers' proposed units would be three-bedroom. The reason given was
that Many Rivers would be "too dense" and it wouldn't be good to have that
many families (children) so close to Franklin Avenue. ... the Near-North
project is lauded while they plan larger ("family-friendly") development
just a stone's throw from Olson Memorial Highway. ... >>
As has been stated on this list previously, density in the inner
city is an excellent method of fighting sprawl in the exurbs. I do not know
of the details of the Many Rivers project, but as you recall, the previous
Near North projects area was demolished due to a legal decree. The legal
action condemned government programs that caused the concentration,
segregation and isolation of minorities and the poor and minorities against
their wishes. Something to keep in mind with your project. The Native
American community may find positive strength in concentration, I have no
idea.
The new Hollman Near North development may be near some busy roads like
Olson Hwy and Lyndale Ave., however a fair amount of park space is planned
adjacent to the residential areas. So the Hollman area will be of high
density, but with adjacent amenities, and with economic diversity -- 25%
public housing, 25% subsidized affordable housing, 50% market rate (55%
rental & 45% owner occupied). It seems to me that the new residential
developments downtown on the river could have gone a bit towards a Hollman
style of mix.
Dave Stack
Harrison Neighborhood
(Next to the Hollman Near North area)
