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ysabetwordsmith ([personal profile] ysabetwordsmith) wrote2020-04-11 12:45 am
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Community Building Tip: Depave

For my current set of tips, I'm using the list "101 Small Ways You Can Improve Your City.

19. Don’t despair; depave. Working under the banner "free your soil," the Portland, Oregon-based group Depave has been kicking asphalt for a decades, turning unused parking and abandoned lots into community gardens and parks. If you discover an opportunity to literally reclaim your streets, the group has a guide on its website to help get started.
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Re: Well ...

[personal profile] thewayne 2020-04-12 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)

Instead, Phoenix is building more hi-rises and high-density housing as more Californians are moving there.  And they still don't have an increased water supply.