Comment: Funny that the Gates Foundation building is featured as an ...
Funny that the Gates Foundation building is featured as an SLU example. Out of all the development going on in that area, I think the Gates building is a poor example of what we need. Now, don't get me...
View ArticleComment: Create as many beach sections (not rocky bulkheads) as possible, ...
Create as many beach sections (not rocky bulkheads) as possible, even if that means a narrower pedestrian area. The beaches will save money on the seawall and those funds can be swapped to help...
View ArticleComment: mspat - how do condos hurt the park usage and ...
mspat - how do condos hurt the park usage and access, as long as they don't cross into the space vacated by the viaduct? If anything, condos towards the east are an asset - more people who will give a...
View ArticleComment: Mark, it seems you start out saying there should be ...
Mark, it seems you start out saying there should be more residential and less retail on ground floors. Then you seem to morph into saying that more commercial could also occupy ground floors. Also,...
View ArticleComment: Ted, you bring up some very good points. Particularly that ...
Ted, you bring up some very good points. Particularly that ajusting tax rates will not solve the economic situation. But, I have to disagree that it is acceptable for people making $40-50,000 pay 12.5...
View ArticleComment: Ted, thank you for publishing your points. I'm sure you ...
Ted, thank you for publishing your points. I'm sure you have in the past but evidentally I missed them. I think that some of your points are correct, while I find others too libertarian. To keep the...
View ArticleComment: I like this idea of pay-as-you-go. With the relatively little ...
I like this idea of pay-as-you-go. With the relatively little that I drive, I would expect to pay substantially less insurance. And, maybe it would simplify covering my college aged daughter who only...
View ArticleComment: Yes, the culprit is us. And windmills are visual pollution. ...
Yes, the culprit is us. And windmills are visual pollution. But at least they are no more visual pollution than gas wells, pipelines, and huge cleared swaths of moutains. When we start telling congress...
View ArticleComment: Without a doubt, providing education to fulfill local jobs wins ...
Without a doubt, providing education to fulfill local jobs wins big. We invest for the education, bring growth to the economy when the grads get jobs, and have more long term stability since it's...
View ArticleComment: So, if it's not malls, what is next? Our public ...
So, if it's not malls, what is next? Our public transportation system is mediocre at best so I don't see people abandoning cars and taking a bus urban centers (at least not for many years). So, if...
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