The Sunday Diigo Links Post (weekly)
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Based on Boston.com’s photo-essay of “human landscapes in SW Florida,” Kaid Benfield’s blog entry notes:
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Among land use characteristics, poor street connectivity is the best predictor of a neighborhood’s low rate of walking, and the second best predictor of a high rate of driving.
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Human landscapes in SW Florida – The Big Picture – Boston.com
Gated community (or factory chicken pen?)
Must-see photo essay:
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Many homes there are empty and have been for years. Huge developments sit partially completed among densely built up neighborhoods and swampland. A guest stated that there were “enough housing lots in Charlotte County to last for more than 100 years”. Boom and bust residential development has drastically affected parts of southwest Florida for decades now, and I spent some time (with the help of Google Earth), looking around the area. With permission from the fine folks at Google, here are a few glimpses at development in southwest Florida. (26 photos total)
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Horrific!
Comment by melanie — October 3, 2010 #