tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post1558512207864134656..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: Is this Salemtown development designed for people or for cars?S-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-59541531326616930732015-01-05T10:53:19.601-06:002015-01-05T10:53:19.601-06:00Can you name a downtown-area townhouse development...Can you name a downtown-area townhouse development built in the last 10-12 years that didn't have a similar parking configuration, two spaces per home, behind each home? I can't think of any. Either way, you neglect that a truly car-centered development would not go to these lengths to conceal the cars - it would be a street-fronting parking lot with homes toward the back of the lot. I don't see a problem with the programming of this development, aside from possible over-density. If you're going to make cars the focus of your complaints, it should be better articulated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-79783994118257293982014-12-17T09:51:20.536-06:002014-12-17T09:51:20.536-06:00I was set to disagree with you and point out that ...I was set to disagree with you and point out that whatever the zeitgeist says about millennials (that they are green, go carless, want to work for themselves and make a difference) doesn't mean squat to someone putting up their own money. That someone is actually 2 sets of people - the developer and potential buyer. They will act in their best interests and it need not conform to conventional thinking.<br /><br />Then, you mentioned re-zoning. You should have led with re-zoning. A request for re-zoning should be just that - a request. Acceptance of a plan should not be pre-determined, and those who grant zoning waivers/changes should listen to all those potentially affected. By all means, make new developments conform to community standards, not the other way around.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure the building at Hillsboro and Richard Jones in Green Hills contains fewer parking spaces than 2x the number of residences. Of course, it's a bit different development in a different area of town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com