Comments on: A Gentle Way to Grow http://www.tacomasun.com/2007/11/07/a-gentle-way-to-grow/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:27:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Erik Bjornson http://www.tacomasun.com/2007/11/07/a-gentle-way-to-grow/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Erik Bjornson Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:37:20 +0000 http://tacomasun.com/word/2007/11/07/a-gentle-way-to-grow/#comment-2 <i>Following the plight of a little nail shop trying to make a go of it in the Proctor District over the past year has brought up some questions about how we think about growth.</i> Great issue. Once concern has been that mixed use centers work well when there are defined edges of commercial use other wise, one gets the mess one currently sees on 6th avenue between Alder and Stevens. The concept of "fuzzy edges" was tried for a bit by the city but ultimately found to be not as preferable as a more defined business district. Another issues is thatdefined commercial districts can work better for mass transit rather than a sprawlish row of commercial buildings. Following the plight of a little nail shop trying to make a go of it in the Proctor District over the past year has brought up some questions about how we think about growth.

Great issue.

Once concern has been that mixed use centers work well when there are defined edges of commercial use other wise, one gets the mess one currently sees on 6th avenue between Alder and Stevens.

The concept of “fuzzy edges” was tried for a bit by the city but ultimately found to be not as preferable as a more defined business district.

Another issues is thatdefined commercial districts can work better for mass transit rather than a sprawlish row of commercial buildings.

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