[Vision2020] Sustainable Growth

[Tom Hansen]

And your solution, Mr. Moffett, is . . . ?

Tom Hansen

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> From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On
> Behalf Of Ted Moffett
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 4:38 PM
> To: london@moscow.com
> Cc: vision2020@moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sustainable Growth
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> Bill et. al.
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> Anyone who has lived in Moscow for decades can attest to the reduction in
> the quality of life in downtown Moscow in terms of traffic congestion and
> air quality.  A friend of mine who lived in Moscow 30 years ago, and has
> recently returned, noticed how bad the air has become in downtown Moscow
> during rush hour.  You don't need the EPA to figure this out.
> Your nose and
> lungs tell you plainly.
>
> Well, we are told this is the price of progress!  Along with all
> the armored
> tanks, um, I mean SUVs, now appearing in greater numbers on Moscow's
> streets, adding their contribution to the "progress" towards
> fresh air and
> lessening dependence on foreign oil.
>
> Anyways, as you stated, the devil is in the details (my wording) of the
> planning and zoning laws and regulations, etc.  If they are changed to be
> more "business friendly" (what a cheery sounding phrase!) rather than
> "anti-growth" (bad, bad anti-growth people!) in a manner disregarding or
> downplaying other values of quality of life, developers will take
> advantage
> of this as certainly as air, um, I mean, exhaust, fills a vacuum!
>
> Ted
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