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[Edward Wesolowski <ids AT idisplay.com>]

Matusiak for Mayor. ...a write-in campaign's needed. You Go dude ;-)
Ed W.

At 02:15 PM 1/7/03 -0500, you wrote:
> i haven't really kept up with the verbosity of this thread, nor read any 
> of the associated links.  however, i can tell you all that carrboro is the 
> bomb.
>
> my 'hood was built in the 1960's.  lots approaching 1/2 acre, similar 
> structures, tree-lined streets, on-street parking, good drainage.  it is 
> right across the street from OWASA, so water pressure is usually dern good.
>
> the view from 3/4 of my house is tall green stuff growing (a little less 
> after the ice storm and a little thinner in the winter).  but i don't have 
> my breakfast while watching my neighbor take a dump across an 18" 
> alley.  in fact, our overall interaction is limited to a comfortable 
> degree for us all.  [i.e. wanna see/talk to a neighbor? go do so.  if you 
> don't, then you don't have to.]
>
> a short jaunt thru Hobo Alley and you are at one of the J bus stops that 
> go direct to campus.  two blocks in the other direction and i'm sure you 
> could score some crack.  i love the diversity of my 'hood.
>
> four blocks from gourmet coffee and/or Wendy's.  a few more blocks to a 
> hippie-commune grocery store which offers many outdoor activities for 
> people who don't like to bathe.  there is the corporate grocer, of course, 
> if you want to go to hell for giving your money to nazis.
>
> walking/biking/bussing distance to several good bars and restaurants, dog 
> parks, kid parks, farmer's market, the BIG ASSED police station, and 
> several great concert venues.  really, i have little reason to ever leave 
> carrboro.
>
> i only have to use an auto to get to either Raleigh or No Hope Commons (so 
> i can give money to evil corporations like Wal*Mart and Best Buy and all 
> those vile, horrific institutions of commerce).  but these days, i'd 
> rather swallow my tongue than drive around with all the freakin' idiots on 
> these roads.
>
> so, in short - Carrboro kicks your ass and your should move here stat and 
> help with the gentrification.  hurry!!  only two months left!!
>
> /drm
>
> On Tuesday, January 7, 2003, at 01:18  PM, Linda Watson wrote:
>
> > At 11:47 AM 1/7/2003 -0500, Thomas C. Meggs wrote:
> >
> > > [...] Cars breed sprawl growth.
> >
> > Cars + low fuel costs + highly subsidized roads + abundant parking + busy 
> > lives + a love of privacy breed sprawl growth.
> >
> > I just spent two weeks in Japan, where excellent mass transit, dense 
> > pockets of population, and a lack of zoning creates a New Urbanist's 
> > dream. I'm so glad I don't live there! I agree with Gina -- give me 
> > *some* space. And knowing your neighbors doesn't mean you'll like them. 
> > Go watch "American Beauty" if you think this is the case. Or just think 
> > about what it would be like to *live* next to that really annoying person 
> > at work.
> >
> > <wistful_aside>
> > Although a Shinkansen network here would be fabulous.
> >
> > http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2018.html
> > </wistful_aside>
> >
> > I've also lived in four different neighborhoods in Raleigh where you 
> > really could get by without a car, if you resigned yourself to taking a 
> > taxi once in awhile. All these neighborhoods had many of the qualities 
> > sought by the utopians (a range of housing costs, local stores and 
> > services, parks, nearby mass transit, etc.). My personal circumstances 
> > ranged from "starving student" to "fine, thank you." You don't need to be 
> > well-off to live in places like these; in fact, poverty can force you 
> > into them.
> >
> > On the other hand, the vast majority of my current neighbors never walk 
> > to the Wellspring or the other shops in the Ridgewood Shopping Center, 
> > three pleasant blocks away. Many of these same neighbors *do* walk for 
> > exercise. But we're not isolated from each other. We have a neighborhood 
> > book club and lots of social events, including a Christmas party and a 
> > Super Bowl party.
> >
> > ... Linda
>
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