Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is not like this everywhere, the US is a big place and things are different in other places. Of course, Florida is a classical case of unchecked development and sprawl--we were part of that ourselves, buying a house on the outskirts of Tampa in the 1980s. At least there was a bar within walking distance, although along a road with no sidewalk. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Oct 1, 2010, at 7:13 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > There is a very plausible theory that the USA's gasoline addiction is > directly tied up with its addiction to owning houses, The American Dream, > if > you will. The latter also leads to high unemployment by making workers less > mobile during housing busts - they cannot sell their houses, so they cannot > move to where the jobs are. It is a vicious circle. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 10:38 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at > frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> Indeed. I am in total agreement with comment no. 12. What struck me about >> those communities how car-dependent they are, and how they encourage >> isolation. There are no centres, no facilities, these are places where you >> drive to your specific house and lock yourself up. Nothing in the layout >> stimulates any kind of community creation. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> On Oct 1, 2010, at 5:38 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> >>> Thought provoking: >>> >>> >> http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/human_landscapes_in_sw_florida.html >>> >>> Cheers >>> Jayanand >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >