I don't know, I think it could be argued that getting rid of a community center (the VFW) to build a condo development that (unless I am mistaken) has no community space whatsoever is a net loss.
It bothers me that this city does not seem to have any standards for developers as far as maintaining and/or creating community space and/or green space. Somerville isn't this dense because it's a major urban center -- it's this dense because we have less green/open space than just about any city in the country, and I think addressing that should be a bigger priority than it is.
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Date: 2008-02-10 11:39 pm (UTC)It bothers me that this city does not seem to have any standards for developers as far as maintaining and/or creating community space and/or green space. Somerville isn't this dense because it's a major urban center -- it's this dense because we have less green/open space than just about any city in the country, and I think addressing that should be a bigger priority than it is.