Comments on: Our Humble Neighbors To The North Are Also Leaving Us In The Dust http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/ Smart Growth defined: Making the car an option, not a necessity.* Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: KeithR http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-2060 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:45:04 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-2060 OK... here's the link: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4239381.html I guess HTML doesn't work... OK… here’s the link: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4239381.html

I guess HTML doesn’t work…

]]> by: KeithR http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-2059 Thu, 15 May 2008 03:44:39 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-2059 Just saw this old article from January while giving blood... <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/4239381.html" rel="nofollow">SF Treasure Island</a>. Sounds like they're doing some cool stuff down in SF as well. Just saw this old article from January while giving blood… SF Treasure Island. Sounds like they’re doing some cool stuff down in SF as well.

]]> by: old timer http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1961 Thu, 08 May 2008 18:13:34 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1961 "and did little to save the existing community" And just what WAS that community, and what part of it was worth saving? Was it the WWII Boeing worker barracks that had been converted to public assistance housing that tugs your heartstrings? Was it the litter strewn streets loaded with disabled vehicles that make you misty-eyed? Maybe you just miss the sound of random gunfire and constant sirens? Not to mention the still unsolved drive-by murders which could cause some feelings of nostalgia. Elaborate please. “and did little to save the existing community”

And just what WAS that community, and what part of it was worth saving?
Was it the WWII Boeing worker barracks that had been converted to public assistance housing that tugs your heartstrings?
Was it the litter strewn streets loaded with disabled vehicles that make you misty-eyed?
Maybe you just miss the sound of random gunfire and constant sirens?
Not to mention the still unsolved drive-by murders which could cause some feelings of nostalgia.
Elaborate please.

]]> by: mike http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1959 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:25:04 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1959 yes, but high point is horribly designed and did little to save the existing community. yes, but high point is horribly designed and did little to save the existing community.

]]> by: Josh Mahar http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1947 Wed, 07 May 2008 22:07:57 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1947 Not to say that these projects aren't ones to be incredibly jealous of, but The High Point development in West Seattle has gotten a fair amount of acclaim for its green-use, as well as affordability policies. http://www.thehighpoint.com/ Not to say that these projects aren’t ones to be incredibly jealous of, but The High Point development in West Seattle has gotten a fair amount of acclaim for its green-use, as well as affordability policies.

http://www.thehighpoint.com/

]]> by: dorian gray http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1933 Wed, 07 May 2008 00:15:45 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1933 With our review process this would take years to get through. Anyone who can fog a mirror here can hold a project up as long as they want (the poors at Goodwill site) With our review process this would take years to get through. Anyone who can fog a mirror here can hold a project up as long as they want (the poors at Goodwill site)

]]> by: michael http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1929 Tue, 06 May 2008 21:33:23 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1929 Yes! I would argue that the Sonoma Mountain Village "one ups" our neighbors to the north because it is all about adaptive REUSE of an industrial site.One Planet Communities go way beyond LEED and other green building programs...they truly are complete communities, from the buildings to the jobs, to the people... A few quick facts from their website about the Sonomoa project: $1 billion project 200 acres Adaptive reuse of over 700,000 sq ft of existing buildings 1892 homes, town-homes, and condominiums 289,000 square feet of office space 182,500 square feet of retail $7.5 million, 1.3 megawatt, 90,000-square-foot PV array already installed to power 1,000 homes The factory floor at Codding Steel Frame Solutions - an on-site factory that will supply the development with 20% of its building materials, right on-site and create long-term local employment for residents. Reclaimed concrete and asphalt on-site. 100% of all paving at Sonoma Mountain Village will be from materials reclaimed right on-site. Yes! I would argue that the Sonoma Mountain Village “one ups” our neighbors to the north because it is all about adaptive REUSE of an industrial site.One Planet Communities go way beyond LEED and other green building programs…they truly are complete communities, from the buildings to the jobs, to the people…
A few quick facts from their website about the Sonomoa project:
$1 billion project
200 acres
Adaptive reuse of over 700,000 sq ft of existing buildings
1892 homes, town-homes, and condominiums
289,000 square feet of office space
182,500 square feet of retail
$7.5 million, 1.3 megawatt, 90,000-square-foot PV array already installed to power 1,000 homes

The factory floor at Codding Steel Frame Solutions - an on-site factory that will supply the development with 20% of its building materials, right on-site and create long-term local employment for residents.

Reclaimed concrete and asphalt on-site. 100% of all paving at Sonoma Mountain Village will be from materials reclaimed right on-site.

]]> by: Sara http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1927 Tue, 06 May 2008 20:31:19 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1927 Here is something cool going on in California: http://www.bioregional.com/oneplanetcommunities/na/sonoma based on the principle of "One Planet Living" -- that our carbon footprint should not exceed that which can be accommodated by one planet Earth. Here is something cool going on in California: http://www.bioregional.com/oneplanetcommunities/na/sonoma
based on the principle of “One Planet Living” — that our carbon footprint should not exceed that which can be accommodated by one planet Earth.

]]> by: Adam http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1920 Tue, 06 May 2008 07:23:46 +0000 http://noisetank.com/hugeasscity/2008/05/05/our-humble-neighbors-to-the-north-are-also-leaving-us-in-the-dust/#comment-1920 I just went up to Victoria last week and I went to the sales center. I want to visit again when it is done. This development looks really exciting. I just went up to Victoria last week and I went to the sales center. I want to visit again when it is done. This development looks really exciting.

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