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warch · 12-12-2001, 04:20 PM

I am an open hugger of trees. I'm particularly fond of conifers, the larch,.. but I digress.

We need to be smart about environmental/urban/suburban planning. The pioneer spirit, manifest destiny, is still alive and kicking- particularly in MN. And as with the farming practices during the Great Depression, at some point you need to change the ways you do things or its dust. I'm also an advocate of historic preservation- so many jewels- building and greenspaces- in our cities were lost in the name of 1970's urban renewal. New construction is not always better construction.
Suburbia is a fascinating thing to consider. How does it age?

12-12-2001, 04:20 PM	#3
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	I am an open hugger of trees. I'm particularly fond of conifers, the larch,.. but I digress. We need to be smart about environmental/urban/suburban planning. The pioneer spirit, manifest destiny, is still alive and kicking- particularly in MN. And as with the farming practices during the Great Depression, at some point you need to change the ways you do things or its dust. I'm also an advocate of historic preservation- so many jewels- building and greenspaces- in our cities were lost in the name of 1970's urban renewal. New construction is not always better construction. Suburbia is a fascinating thing to consider. How does it age?