tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post1935783782898238880..comments2024-03-11T03:46:17.567-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Trails, Apartments, and RetailMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-14348441172663509602017-02-21T12:00:03.969-06:002017-02-21T12:00:03.969-06:00One thing that struck me about Mayor Voelker's...One thing that struck me about Mayor Voelker's comments was the idea that Richardson's trail system needs people. I don't know if that's what he meant, but it's what I took away. Cities are creating infrastructure problems for future generations by building out instead of up. Sprawl adds miles and miles of highways and suburban streets. Richardson is bragging how it's adding $900,000 to its budget to repair our streets that our own sprawl built a few decades ago. Instead, maybe Richardson should be apologizing for screwing up by not building in a way that could support the same number of people with less concrete. Anyway, back to the trails. Trails are just another form of street. Unless there's enough density to make their maintenance sustainable, we are just creating another maintenance burden for the next generation.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.com