michaelskis
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I was reading the preferred habitat thread, and it started to make me wonder, what things I like and what things I don’t like about where I live. More so, what would I change about my town or area.
I will start by saying that Portage (www.portagemi.com) is not a traditional city. It is old urban sprawl bedroom community, therefore we have no down town, limited pedestrian movement, crazy front setbacks, and our “Shopping Commercial Corridor” is overrun with big boxes and poll signs. On the other hand, it has seven lakes, great people, great school systems, and the potential for some new urbanism development and mixed use (if the Code ever gets changed to permit it). On the other hand, I would much prefer to get a loft in Downtown Kalamazoo, but I can not afford the $900 to $1200 per month rent at this moment in my life. The downtown has some bad points but some good points… But Josh D can better explain those than I can.
So please share your ideas, worries, beliefs, goals and objectives, dreams, hopes, and all the wishes you may have about your community.
I will start by saying that Portage (www.portagemi.com) is not a traditional city. It is old urban sprawl bedroom community, therefore we have no down town, limited pedestrian movement, crazy front setbacks, and our “Shopping Commercial Corridor” is overrun with big boxes and poll signs. On the other hand, it has seven lakes, great people, great school systems, and the potential for some new urbanism development and mixed use (if the Code ever gets changed to permit it). On the other hand, I would much prefer to get a loft in Downtown Kalamazoo, but I can not afford the $900 to $1200 per month rent at this moment in my life. The downtown has some bad points but some good points… But Josh D can better explain those than I can.
So please share your ideas, worries, beliefs, goals and objectives, dreams, hopes, and all the wishes you may have about your community.
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