tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post8021278181366330094..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: Walnut Creek "mobility" gripe No. 2: Where the sidewalk ends on Newell Avenue, and it shouldn't...Martha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-54973072742089149842009-12-22T23:41:16.432-08:002009-12-22T23:41:16.432-08:006:44...
I do not need a lecture on the evils of r...6:44...<br /><br />I do not need a lecture on the evils of rival mall companies. All I was attempting to do was point out that the aim of the 2025 General Plan was yes, being ignored in 2008 when our local mall company came to the council with their original plans for Neiman Marcus that required extensive variances to the GP.<br /><br />I do not wish to rehash the merits of the addition of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-62108895422125467762009-12-22T18:44:37.841-08:002009-12-22T18:44:37.841-08:00Anon 4:32,
If memory serves me correctly, four zo...Anon 4:32,<br /><br />If memory serves me correctly, four zoning variances a year are specifically allowed by the General Plan. Get real - it's a General Plan not the Ten Commandments. The process has by no means been abused.<br /><br />And, over 71% of the voters approved the project when the evil Taubman Corporation (and the locals that they duped) forced the Neiman-Marcus project on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-82423282097465920902009-12-22T16:32:02.979-08:002009-12-22T16:32:02.979-08:00S Mom,
You do have a very short memory in regard ...S Mom,<br /><br />You do have a very short memory in regard to the 2025 General Plan. All the work and money spent on it was an exercise in futility in that it flew out the window with the first request for a variance that came along......Neiman Marcus. I seem to remember that you supported that variance as being good for the city. <br /><br />Now you have the audacity to cite the goals of theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-49303831642505111392009-12-22T15:58:55.422-08:002009-12-22T15:58:55.422-08:00That little parking center has always been my leas...That little parking center has always been my least favorite in WC. It is always so tight, low visibility, and it's always busy! Not a very safe lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-791137439855373532009-12-22T14:16:56.332-08:002009-12-22T14:16:56.332-08:00Actually the city should eat the 5-6 metered spots...Actually the city should eat the 5-6 metered spots and add the sidewalk themselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-48090970092224784712009-12-22T13:54:08.289-08:002009-12-22T13:54:08.289-08:00Oh drat and I forgot that would be a GREAT way (em...Oh drat and I forgot that would be a GREAT way (eminent domain) to get rid of those pesky home owners that have a low property tax base (the ones that bought their house years ago) and live in one of the many neighborhoods that don't have sidewalks. Just think, of all the fresh kick back money for the "deciders" and new condo's and apartments the WC can have. (just not in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-69301416501046262112009-12-22T13:45:40.529-08:002009-12-22T13:45:40.529-08:00How about where main crosses over 680?
Maybe if p...How about where main crosses over 680?<br /><br />Maybe if people gripe enough the city can employ eminent domain via "blight" (you know when things dont match current code) and low ball the property owners and build more condos and multi level commercial spaces. Since there just doesnt seem to be any commercial real estate available in the city. The cool part is the various commissionsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com