On topic: That article is interesting. Do note, the author owns 'Arcadia Land Co.' a suburban development comany.
http://www.arcadialand.com/
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He is a founding partner of Arcadia Land Company. Arcadia has or has had projects in Independence (Missouri), Chester County (Pennsylvania), Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) and downtown Albuquerque (New Mexico).
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The only completed projects look like typical suburban stuff. Its nice to see he is capitalizing on the new trends and jumping into New Urbanism. Nice guy. I wonder is 'green' is ever muttered in his presentations. Id like to read something like this written by Blatstein
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Hey Niel,
Most people aren't car *fanatics*. Big difference. If you count the 'want' not need
parts that enthusiasts bolt on their cars annually, you are looking at a $40b business, with insane growth coming from Asia for another 50 years or so. This of course does not include the cost of the vehicle, the fuel, the 'service' items etc.
Of course, most people both WANT and NEED
cars. Basic transportation that gets them where they want, when they want. Pretty simple concept really.
Yes, city people like cars. Sorry, its true. Most people in the city aren't CC yuppies who spew anti car crap whenever they get a chance (that is not directed at you personally, but I must admit this is an odd quote "
round and round you go, your life dominated by your four-wheeled master."). Multi generational city people who lived all over this city...like cars. Even your new 'hood, FMT is jammed with cars. Many residents are new city folks...and they all have cars. Everyone knows its really hard finding parking in FMT...almost as bad as SPhilly. In EF, I park my 1 car on the street in front of my home every night.
Do you still own 2 cars? If so, you have 1 more than me, a 'car fanatic.' If not, congrats...its about time you started to practice what you preach here on PB.
FWIW: I am not a car zealot. I LOVE PCS and what they are are doing. I take a train as much as possible when it make sense. (NYC and Lancaster namely) I recently moved to a place where I have a train at one end of my block, and a bus stop at the other. I grew up in Philly on the EL and didn't start driving till I was 19. My mom has never driven in her life. Also, while I love a gas guzzling hot rod, I spend a lot of my time volunteering in the alternative fuel world. Believe me, the technology is there (and hybrids are NOT the long term answer) GM, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, have publically boasted about spending countless billions on new fuel sources. That is just the tip of the real investment...
Cars are (obviously) here to stay. Oil is not, but there are so many viable alternative fuel sources in the labs right now...no one is sweating. The mass transition from oil to X will be a *difficult* one, but it will only open up new business opportunities. The economy will be booming. Unfortunately, I might not see it with my own eyes...but it will happen.
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The auto show crowd doesn't tell you a thing. I mean, come on, it's an *auto* show. Most city people aren't car fanatics (with all due respect to Malloy). You would expect most of that crowd to be suburban. What I thought was funny was all those people sitting for hours in their cars, burning $3-a-gallon gas, lining up for expensive parking...all to go and gawk at cars. It's like a gerbil wheel of unsustainable living - round and round you go, your life dominated by your four-wheeled master.
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