WTH: More Food for Thought

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   basil berchekas jr on September 4, 2013 at 12:33 pm

   Unfortunately there’s nothing one can do quickly to reduce urban sprawl. Over the longer range, putting real money into public transit with improved hours and rapid rail transit with “transit oriented development” planning around the rapid transit stops would concentrate future development in a cost effective way around public transit versus around acres of sterile parking lots. Also, the city should require, or provide incentives for parking garages in developed areas, discouraging more acres of parking lots. Surrounding counties and suburban cities should also agree to link to any rapid transit system based in Indianapolis, and also encourage parking garages over lots in their “green grass” jurisdictions. Just a little food for thought, not enough to have a meal on, though!

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   Eric on September 4, 2013 at 1:22 pm

   Here’s some more food for thought, from a “value creative” POV:

   http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/Urbanization/How_to_make_a_city_great?cid=cities-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1309

   try it out … the fundamentals are solid, thought the politics may be not.

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     Tiffany Benedict Berkson on September 4, 2013 at 1:35 pm

     Was really enjoying this, but it keeps stopping at about the 3:30 mark. Up to that point, makes a lot of good points.

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   Eric on September 4, 2013 at 1:36 pm

   The basic issues are:

   A. Is it sustainable (by historical standards)?
   B. Is it efficient (at present)?
   C. Can it be affirmed (into the future)?

   A, being effective; B being worthwhile; and C being purposeful…

   NOW we get to the SIMPLICITY as the RESOLUTION (RESULT) of the COMPLEXITY; in lieu of starting simplistically and merely hoping for the best.

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