The covenants typically expire after 99 years, so a neighborhood can easily transition over the decades (from forests -> farmland -> exurbs -> suburbs -> bedroom communities -> high density arts havens -> organic farms) as economic growth and affluence permit. However, once I spent some time there I came to admire their model of 'restrictive covenants'. It's got all the traffic, crime, and oppressive humidity of New Orleans, but without the fun. The libertarian case for less zoning is rarely heard, but it's a good way to ensure that your town doesn't end up like Cary (with plenty of jobs and no diversity) or Detroit (the other way around).Īs someone who grew up in South Louisiana I've always hated Houston. This is a bit off the subject, but I recommend this article for the readership here. My old unheated loft in Williamsburg is now a neighbor to one of these steel and glass 'urban lifestyle' residences the neighborhood still doesn't have a bank, but they've got plenty of million dollar condos! expounds on the baby boomer resurgence of the inner city and his company's unlikely move from golf course developments to the Brooklyn waterfront. Readers of this website might be interested in today's Wall Street Journal, where the founder of Toll Bros. (another fantasy of mine is to gentrify these storefronts on the outskirts of downtown). Best of luck to them, I'd sooner shop at Costco.Īnyway, it could be a cool business district. Talk about demolition by neglect - have you been in there lately? Last I heard they are seriously overdue on their taxes. And what am I going to do with the minimum order of fifty bucks worth of bacon? They weren't even selling turkeys for T-giving. Yes, I know they do special orders, but you have to order it like a week in advance.and endure the hate stares of the holier-than-thou vegans. Say what you will about Whole Foods and their corporate hegemony, but at least I can get prosciutto de Parma and scottish smoked salmon.

I love the Durham Food Co-Op as much as the next organic-food-eatin', hemp-wearin, think-globally-eat-locally boho, but what's wrong with them can be summed up in one word: meat. Based on that approach, VINCI’s ambition is to create long-term value for its customers, shareholders, employees, partners and society in general.The Durham Food uld be a central place for the community, a la Weaver Street in Carrboro. And because our projects are in the public interest, we consider that reaching out to all our stakeholders and engaging in dialogue with them is essential in the conduct of our business activities. Because we believe in all-round performance, we are committed to operating in an environmentally, socially responsible and ethical manner. We design, finance, build and operate infrastructure and facilities that help improve daily life and mobility for all. VINCI is a global player in concessions, energy and construction businesses, employing more than 260,000 people in nearly 120 countries. VINCI Construction Grands Projets is one of leading underground works contractors with landmark ongoing contracts such as El Teniente mine access tunnels in Chile, railway tunnels Hallandsas in Sweden and Liefkenshoek in Belgium, Lee Tunnel, Whitechapel and Liverpool Street stations in London in the United Kingdom and the Cairo metro in Egypt. VINCI Construction Grands Projets has already participated in the construction of the Hong Kong Mass Transit railway between 19, with the completion of 5 tunnels under the Black Hill Mountains for the extension to the town of Tseung Kwan O. The new Shatin to Central Link is split into 10 main contracts and provides for the realization of a 12 km underground mass transit line, the construction of 4 new stations and the reconfiguration of 2 interconnecting stations. The works commence 22 October 2012, with a contract duration of 68 months. The contract comprises the construction of 2,475 m of drill and blast tunnel and 1,400m twin tunnels to be excavated by means of a slurry TBM with 7.4 m diameter. VINCI Construction Grands Projets has been awarded by MTR Corporation Limited the contract 1103 – Hin Keng to Diamond Hill tunnels – part of the new Shatin to Central Link mass transit railway, for an amount of 280 million euros. 23 October 2012 - New contracts - Hong Kong

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