Comments on: This Land is Our Land

By: Antonia Martinelli

Antonia Martinelli — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:03:07 +0000

I have lately been thinking that “New Urbanism” needs to be sold as a lifestyle to American families, with particular emphasis on women, the same way that the Suburbs were sold to post-War families. For instance, I sometimes wonder how much influence Sesame Street had on the fact that I, and growing number of urbanites, now raise children Brooklyn. Unfortunately we all pray that when the kids hit middle school we are not forced to leave for better schools. I am not sure high rise living is for everyone, but I do think the 2 and 3 family townhouse with a small backyard and rental income, in a walkable city where small business mingle with residences, is very marketable, very social, and very healthy. I think this concept is particularly marketable to the growing number of female bread-winners who have always dominated the decision-making, when it comes to nesting.

By: Anthony Annechino

Anthony Annechino — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:34:30 +0000

The problem is not population growth; it’s greed, pure and simple. The planet ALREADY produces more than enough food to feed everyone amply. And with more well-fed and healthy people, you have more productive members of society. Greed prevents those “with” from helping those “without” from making intelligent investments in humanity, which would only generate a more robust source of income for them. Inexplicably, those capable of resolving our issues care only for their most immediate sensual satiation, and not even for the stability of the world they are leaving for their own children.

By: Alan

Alan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:47:01 +0000

Growing up as a republican in upstate NY it was an article of faith that all of our tax money was being sucked up and sent to NYC to support expensive infrastructure projects like subaways, and of course welfare, and in return we got a few dollars for state roads. I would love to see some actual stats of collection and dispersion of tax dollars statewide. Of course nowadays most of upstate NY’s urban areas are completely decimated, so maybe now it is true?

By: Aaron Goodman

Aaron Goodman — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:27:07 +0000

Excellent piece, I wholeheartedly agree that the infrastructure MUST come first, and that urban areas require more financial input by the government to rebuild and recreate sound and sustainable urban areas as the centerpoint to green redevelopment of our urban areas. This MUST include sound rental housing and flexibility in ownership. It must also include sincere ideas towards the future housing development to instill communal input and empowerment in the designs created.