Velo Grateful
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Poor Urban Planning Hinders the Pedestrian by Don Finley
San Antonio Express-News, Dec 10, 2002
San Diego,CA
The sign on Adams Avenue welcomes visitors to Normal Heights, but there's nothing much normal about it anymore. Normal Heights is the kind of traditional neighborhood that steadily has become endangered in America.
People walk here. The supermarket, the dry cleansers, restaurant and bookstores are within walking distance to houses and apartments. It has a kind of old neighborhood feel, with storefronts close to the street
Elsewhere in California, there are few communities that are pedestrian friendly --and if you happen to be a millinaire, you might be able to afford to live there. Carmel is an example. So is Palo Alto.
But Normal Heights isn't wealthy. In fact, probably the only reason it retained its character over the years is because it had deteriorated to the point that nobody wanted to spend money paving it over.
IMG03188-20120502-1613-2.jpg
Page 5-9
P15
Poor Urban Planning Hinders the Pedestrian by Don Finley
San Antonio Express-News, Dec 10, 2002
San Diego,CA
The sign on Adams Avenue welcomes visitors to Normal Heights, but there's nothing much normal about it anymore. Normal Heights is the kind of traditional neighborhood that steadily has become endangered in America.
People walk here. The supermarket, the dry cleansers, restaurant and bookstores are within walking distance to houses and apartments. It has a kind of old neighborhood feel, with storefronts close to the street
Elsewhere in California, there are few communities that are pedestrian friendly --and if you happen to be a millinaire, you might be able to afford to live there. Carmel is an example. So is Palo Alto.
But Normal Heights isn't wealthy. In fact, probably the only reason it retained its character over the years is because it had deteriorated to the point that nobody wanted to spend money paving it over.