Burbification Of Annapolis

Peter Heyrman comments on the 'burbification' of Annapolis.

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January 8, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"'The Safeway is about five minutes away when someone drives me,' one older man said. 'But it always seems to take an hour by bus.' He's right, and it hits all the harder because he can recall when Annapolis had a decent bus system and a Safeway downtown. But that's what happens when you take a town designed for pedestrians, pass a dozen laws prohibiting change in that design, and then roll in the SUVs while rolling out all essential retail outlets. "

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

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