Saturday, March 09, 2013

Quality of Life Bond Bonuses, Episode 3: Retrofitting suburbia.



This time, quite seriously: Ellen Dunham-Jones (thanks, Jeff) explains the notion of "retrofitting suburbia," which provides numerous smaller strategies that New Albany needs to be considering for the original sprawl areas now located inside the Beltway (think: Charlestown Road by Colonial Manor).

Do we have plans and strategies for targeting redevelopment in these ways? If so, let's hear them. If not, perhaps some of the spare bond windfall might get us started thinking in this direction, and grasping that there's more to quality of life than a swimming pool.

More recent thoughts on this topic:


Quality of Life Bond Bonuses, Episode 1: Going mobile? Just put it on the card.



Quality of Life Bond Bonuses, Episode 2: What do we do with all those Bicentennial books?



ON THE AVENUES: Looking for Quality of Life bond issue bonuses? "Pick me," says orphaned Riverfront Amphitheater.



ON THE AVENUES: On quality of life and newfound loot.



Before the meeting, let's think about differing qualities of life.


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