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[Michael Thomas <mdthomas AT mindspring.com>]

I think that Carrboro will avoid such a fate of "countless subdivisions" b/c 
Carrboro is
out of space... The subdivision that you describe is the last big tract of 
land in
downtown Carrboro that could be developed in such a way. Therefore, the big 
developers
will probably be shut out of Carrboro, b/c it's unlikely that they would be 
allowed to buy
up large tracts of existing single family homes and duplexes and make them in 
to a
"proper" subdivision.

Instead, the fate of Carrboro is in the hands of the individual property 
owners who can
choose to improve/sell/raise rent and the politicians that control the 
zoning...

Now, obviously Carrboro as we know it won't be the Carrboro of 5 years from 
now... This
whole area is changing too much to assume status quo. But the Triangle Sprawl 
Monster runs
in to an old and formidable foe 'round these parts: the University of North 
Carolina. The
needs of UNC's off-campus-living-parking-permit-lacking masses should 
continue to drive
the best mass transit and pedestrian/bike path network in the area, and I 
expect the
village atmosphere of Chapel Hill/Carrboro to be maintained. The winds of 
change will blow
strong in the next few years, but I think the downtown Carrboro we know today 
has strong
roots.

...However, Georgetown has maintained it's village atmosphere too, over the 
years, but
only the well-monied can live there....

"tengu typed, not" wrote:

> Great article.
> Now the trouble becomes corporate slugs who will doubtless latch onto
> Carrboro and attempt to "market" it to us while building countless
> subdivisions of the ilk just south of Armadillo Grill (Homes from
> $200,000). Raising the property values while lowering the standard of
> living is all developers accomplish.
> Ever Vigilant, Needlessly Bitter,
> tengu
>
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