Let's say a capacity for significantly greater population density were somehow created in the downtown area.
Why does anyone assume a static population model for the area, or that more housing downtown would produce migration from outside-town to town? Isn't it just as likely that there wouldn't be a significant movement, except for an increase of population in town, as the increased housing capacity gradually came on line? Attractive situation for refugees from increasingly expensive nyc, or people from increasingly unstable coastal areas, etc. And what would prevent further sprawl crawl? Happy that tomcat gets me & my bike up above the Aurora St. hill, --Ira _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
