Comments on: Hometown UWM Site Meeting – Review http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2008/09/04/hometown-uwm-site-meeting-review/ Championing Urban Life In The Cream City Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dave Reid http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2008/09/04/hometown-uwm-site-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-5316 Dave Reid Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:56:54 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=612#comment-5316 @Ann I've updated the article to reflect that. I took your discussion of the view-shed as continued opposition but I stand corrected. As far as density I agree with you but very specifically Sura argued that density isn't green... Which struck me as very strange. @Ann I’ve updated the article to reflect that. I took your discussion of the view-shed as continued opposition but I stand corrected. As far as density I agree with you but very specifically Sura argued that density isn’t green… Which struck me as very strange.

]]> By: Ann Brummitt http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2008/09/04/hometown-uwm-site-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-5311 Ann Brummitt Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:53:33 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=612#comment-5311 MRWG is not opposed to the Mandel proposal. Mandel has met every criteria we asked for in terms of the viewshed and are very respective of the river corridor in their building orientation. They have achieved the setback and height restrictions. We are very pleased with their efforts to work cooperatively with us. What i did say was that there are lingering concerns and anxieties about the impact that 700 students will have on the river corridor. MRWG is not opposed to dense living in urban environments. Urban density can be a good antidote to suburban sprawl. MRWG is not opposed to the Mandel proposal. Mandel has met every criteria we asked for in terms of the viewshed and are very respective of the river corridor in their building orientation. They have achieved the setback and height restrictions. We are very pleased with their efforts to work cooperatively with us. What i did say was that there are lingering concerns and anxieties about the impact that 700 students will have on the river corridor. MRWG is not opposed to dense living in urban environments. Urban density can be a good antidote to suburban sprawl.

]]> By: Geoff http://urbanmilwaukee.com/2008/09/04/hometown-uwm-site-meeting-review/comment-page-1/#comment-5297 Geoff Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:42:25 +0000 http://urbanmilwaukee.com/?p=612#comment-5297 Some people just seem to be opposed to any and all development. They don't recognize that siting is one of the primary things that will make a development sustainable. It's not only about the structure itself, but the relation of the structure to the services that people need in their lives (schools, grocery stores, entertainment). Get people in dense developments and public transportation is more efficient, so they use their cars less. So that food and goods don't have to be shipped all over the place but can come to centrally located shops. On top of that, they would cleanup a brownfield site? Is this a lack of understanding? Or are people using "green" to hide some other agenda? Some people just seem to be opposed to any and all development. They don’t recognize that siting is one of the primary things that will make a development sustainable. It’s not only about the structure itself, but the relation of the structure to the services that people need in their lives (schools, grocery stores, entertainment).

Get people in dense developments and public transportation is more efficient, so they use their cars less. So that food and goods don’t have to be shipped all over the place but can come to centrally located shops. On top of that, they would cleanup a brownfield site?

Is this a lack of understanding? Or are people using “green” to hide some other agenda?

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