February 1, 2011

Return to Nineteenth-Century Patterns

Again, a very different fictional scenario to consider in the light of planning land use for the next few decades. (fiction) The economy was just about to turn the corner, and then... oil prices climbed to new records, bringing $10...

Posted by simon at 7:42 AM

January 31, 2011

Overwhelming demand

This fictional scenario is very different from yesterday's quiet scenario; it's about as far as I can easily imagine development going in twenty years, multiplying the town's population by about 2.5 by 2030. It's based on a highly optimistic Upstate...

Posted by simon at 8:21 AM

January 30, 2011

Zoning disputes echoing in the quiet...

I had some good response to my previous fictional forecast of what might happen with zoning, and think it's worth publishing a few more of these. This one seems to fit a quiet Sunday morning very well. Part of the...

Posted by simon at 7:44 AM

January 19, 2011

One plausible scenario for excessive development along 13

I've not had much luck, apparently, convincing the Town Board that the proposed "let's allow 10 units/acre in any commercial zone in Dryden with water and sewer and string those zones along 13" is a bad idea. My guess is...

Posted by simon at 5:02 PM