Mike talks about street width and how that affects speed, noise, and safety. Early on, he asked how neighborhood streets could be changed.
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Mike talks low cost solutions versus Cadillac solutions for important community needs.
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These sidewalks are asphalt and stamped with some design. Looks a lot like concrete and feels like it.
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A quick change from single-family housing to lowrise multi-family housing and commercial.
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Mike says that most areas zoned for lowrise housing had lowrise housing before they were ever zoned; largely the same today.
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Mike explains why the density of people is important to thriving business districts—changing economics.
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Mike is asked about the explosion site in Greenwood (Neptune, Family Cyclery).
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Says that absent explosion, things would have stayed the same despite zoning. Not sure what will happen now.
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Mike explains concept of traditional granularity versus predominate modern model of development built around automobiles.
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Mike talks retail and what zoning laws require. He explains that where demand is—like old homes on Wallingford that converted—retail appears
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