It’s an unconventional idea, granted. But hang with me. First, consider this statement about zoning: Zoning is the mechanism by which city planning separates incompatible land uses. Then think about the importance of such separation. It’s absolutely essential for harmonious growth in any community. For example, you don’t want a senior center next to a factory, or […]
Noisy Neighbors: Take Two
In one of our first articles on ScottsdaleTrails I gave you a little background on the dust-up between the bars in downtown Scottsdale’s growing ‘entertainment district’ (centered south of 75th Street and Camelback) and long-time residents north and east of Camelback and Miller. Robert Leger, Scottsdale Republic opinion page editor and nemesis of the neighbors, […]
The Price of “Progress”
Robert Leger recently ran an AZ Republic column in which he took issue with a decade-old book by Albert Lieber called “The Road to Scottsdale.” In the book, Lieber, mourns for the Scottsdale of his memory, some 40 years distant from then and 50 years from today. Leger dismisses this as “…wax[ing] nostalgic for a […]