tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post576860824333244417..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Saturday scenes and scenery:A tale of two muralsjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-33621845035732848962010-04-14T09:40:59.715-07:002010-04-14T09:40:59.715-07:00Seattle managed to get moderate income housing in ...Seattle managed to get moderate income housing in a mixed-use development with Walgreen’s in 2007. Because I’m genetically unable to embed URLs, here’s the Cliff Notes version: the woman developing the property was going to develop only for a Walgreen’s. Community housing activists spoke up. A housing group got involved. Perhaps surprisingly, it was the developer who “helped convince Walgreens to partner with the Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program to build multifamily housing on top of the Walgreens … instead of a one-story structure with a parking lot in front.” <br /><br />“A great example of the power of persuasive citizens came when Walgreens proposed a standard store design on a corner street along 15th Avenue on Capitol Hill in Seattle. The area is composed of multi-storied condo and apartment buildings, so the Walgreens proposal was out of character with the present street design. Citizens got engaged early in the process and joined forces with Capitol Hill Housing to develop a plan along with Walgreens for 44 units of affordable housing apartments above the Walgreens storefront. Citizens searched for an alternative proposal based on their neighborhood values and were able to gather enough public support for the alternative consistent with compact development.”Betty Johannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-19923758131125183612010-04-10T20:54:47.210-07:002010-04-10T20:54:47.210-07:00This seemed not entirely trite to me because some ...This seemed not entirely trite to me because some of the details are so apt. But yes, we have a lot of murals in this vein.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-11130435786939511752010-04-10T20:03:03.163-07:002010-04-10T20:03:03.163-07:00"Almost trite"? I'd say it went all ..."Almost trite"? I'd say it went all the way, though the colors are certainly pretty.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-12134792025684978912010-04-10T11:50:42.089-07:002010-04-10T11:50:42.089-07:00WalMart and Walgreen are going to own the cities i...WalMart and Walgreen are going to own the cities in time. You can't drive a mile any direction without seeing a Walgreen Drug store. Money always wins.<br /><br />Murals are very big in Mexico. These are reminiscent of the ones I saw in Mexico City.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-50759996964541036182010-04-10T09:28:55.476-07:002010-04-10T09:28:55.476-07:00Fascinating mural survey. Abstract design may be...Fascinating mural survey. Abstract design may be the way of the future as our references change so quickly. Your close-ups of the second mural would be useful and probably deserve accompanying text.<br /><br />But for me, affordable housing needs a higher priority. Annoying that corporations believe they buy off communities with these "gestures."naomi dagen bloomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636592739857173279noreply@blogger.com