Mario, I read the entire piece! AP, can take a hint from Portland! Thanks! S
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > More than a few parallels with Asbury Park, and some food for thought, here: > > > > Real Estate, NYT, March 4, 2007 > National Perspectives: _A Portland Community Forges a New Identity - New > York Times_ > (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/04/realestate/04nati.html?ref=realestate) > > Excerpts: > > We were looking for a city that was close to the ocean, and a neighborhood > that was as diverse as possible. > > Stirring again after decades of neglect.... > > Now it is possible on the same block to eat a $100 meal at one of the cityâs > fine seafood restaurants or get one free at a soup kitchen that feeds 500 > people daily. Residents here sleep in historic homes, some worth $300,000 or > more â¦while transients can get a free bed at overnight sheltersâ¦. > > On Bayside's south end are worn convenience stores with metal grates on the > windows selling cigarettes and beer. On the north end is a new > 47,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market. > > So you just knew that the cityâs deteriorated back door could become its > handsome front door. > > The question facing developers and the cityâ¦was this: Would people with > means, particularly college-educated professionals just getting started, be > willing to settle in a neighborhood known for its soup kitchen, shelters and > transients? > > A sense of community for those with rising fortunesâ¦, and those less > fortunate. It has coaxed people of different incomes, backgrounds and races to live > side by side. âA lot of people didn't think it could happen. Piece by piece, > itâs happening.â > > Upwardly mobile young professionals resettled the cityâs seaside > neighborhoods. Artists colonized lofts and old homes in other neighborhoods. > > With its ample open spaces and old homes ready to be rehabilitated, was seen > by city planners as a place of metropolitan opportunity....The designers > minimized the number of parking spaces and maximized the developmentâs density. > > In 2005, the federal Environmental Protection Agency awarded the > Environmental Merit Award for significant contributions to environmental awareness and > problem solving. "These projects take stamina, patience and creativity," the > award citation said. > > > > > > > > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Groups gets a make over. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/hOt0.A/lOaOAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
