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No Character

I couldn’t help but see the ridiculousness in this caption from a local paper:

A plan to build on this parking lot, which neighbors said would destroy the character of Carroll Gardens, is off.

I’m glad they backed off trying to do a full build-out — but now how about amending the zoning to ban the construction of parking lots on Carroll Garden’s historical courtyards?

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  1. Josh R Says:
    March 15th, 2010 at 10:02 am

    Reading the article I can see why people objected, setting precedents and all that. You’re spot on that the area would be better off if the courtyards were not used for parking, imagine that courtyard with picnic tables and planters in it, acting as a permeable entrance from the sidewalk to the school rather then a bleak parking lot.

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