[quote=briansd1]pri-dk pointed out before that California is about land development and urban sprawl.
In America, cities and neighborhoods are constantly rising and decaying. Lifestyles change and houses become functionally obsolete.
BG, you’re old already and you want everything to remain the same until you die. But remember, the world goes on without you. Population will grow and people will want to live in houses that are functionally appealing to them.[/quote]
brian, your “urban-village” concept may very well become a reality in the next 10-20 years on and in close proximity to major thoroughfares in cities. But your “pie-in-the-sky” ideas that all residential housing should be fresh, new and built densely or heavily modernized flies in the face of reality. That reality is that individual property rights prevail and the decision-makers currently running the show are, for the most part, baby boomers and older. The youngest “boomer” is now about 47.5 yrs old and the oldest “boomer” is now about 64.5 yrs old. This vast demographic spanning nearly two generations isn’t kicking the bucket anytime soon. They represent your elected officials, your appointed officials and your never-ending supply of NIMBY’s up and down the coast of CA. The few Gen-Xers filling these official seats are mentored by …. you guessed it, boomers!
Get used to it. You will likely be very old by the time you see your long wished-for monorail leaving your downtown condo and speeding thru Balboa Park before stopping in front of your doctor’s appt at Mercy Medical Group in Hillcrest in 2.5 mins flat :=]
