Even if the increased density in the city were due to population growth in the region, that would be far preferable to a continuation of the sprawl we have seen. Focusing future growth in our historic population centers, perhaps augmented by nodal growth near or on major transportation routes, would be the most efficient way to accommodate growth while minimizing environmental impacts.
We have the water. We have the land. We have the climate and the isolation from environmental extremes. In short, we have a place to which others may well move to get away from areas that will be much harder to live in as environmental extremes worsen. I don't think we should be trying to prevent in-migration, but we should be acting to preserve and husband our resources. Joel At 10:45 AM 9/25/08 -0400, you wrote: >How would Ithaca become more dense without the county population rising? >Do you expect everyone outside of Ithaca to just pack up and move to the >city? Population is rising in just about every place in the world. If >Ithaca becomes more dense, I highly doubt that would make the people >farther out want to live in a congested city. It is more likely that the >increased density would just allow for more people aka more resource use. > >I know that a higher density CAN be more efficient, but you would need >to restructure the way that people outside cities live, and there is >absolutely no feasible way of doing that. > >Andy > >George Frantz wrote: > > So here's a question to those that claim density will help solve some of > > our problems... If Ithaca was much denser to allow for the benefits that > > come from that, how would our water supply be affected? Can the lake and > > aquifers come close to handling that? (I have no idea, but maybe someone > > here does?) > > > > -AndyThis is an easy one. Increased density does not equal increased > population.What it does mean is that we would have cities and towns that > consume far lessland, generate far less pollution, including those > associted with urban stormwaterrun-off, have far more available > greenspace, including community garden space, and make far more efficient > use of land, air, water, minerals and just about every otherresource at > our disposal.The argument for density is not a claim. It's a reality > manifested in about everyother country in the world outside ours.George > Frantz George Frantz > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > > >-- >Andy Goodell >Assistant Director >www.IthacaCarshare.org >607.277.3210 > > >_______________________________________________ >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 _______________________________________________ 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
