Hello George and the rest, Merely utilizing the homes in Fall Creek at the density the were meant to be able to hold would allow the number of people living on my block to nearly triple, with no new housing construction, energy for heating, roads, etc, and the existing water and sewer should be able to handle the load. Many of the two, three and four bedroom homes have only one person or a couple living in them. They were built for two to eight people. Affluence also produces wasteful space uses within our homes. Encouraging shared space, and learning how to live in more densely occupied space (which people have done for millennia) is a much less expensive way to achieve more efficient use of our resources. Then the occasional tall building has much less of an impact, and actually can be aesthetically interesting. And we don't need duplexes piled up against each other. Eric Eric Clay, M.Div., Ph.D. Community Coach Shared Journeys, Inc. 832 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607-592-6874_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
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