Comments on: Removing and Restoring http://sftod.com/2009/06/27/removing-and-restoring/ Coordinating architecture and movement in the San Francisco Bay Area Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chris http://sftod.com/2009/06/27/removing-and-restoring/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Chris Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:24:22 +0000 http://sftod.com/?p=253#comment-97 Oh, completely agree on the neighborhoods. I'll be pretty shocked if SFO actually ever does build a new runway in the Bay, as has been proposed off and on for decades now. If it gets put off until HSR is built, I don't expect that it ever will be built. Have fun in South America! I spent six months backpacking down there about five years ago (Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile). Lots of fascinating stuff to see, though for modern-day TOD stuff you can't beat Curitiba (and if you want to see how NOT to do things - Brasilia). Oh, completely agree on the neighborhoods.

I’ll be pretty shocked if SFO actually ever does build a new runway in the Bay, as has been proposed off and on for decades now. If it gets put off until HSR is built, I don’t expect that it ever will be built.

Have fun in South America! I spent six months backpacking down there about five years ago (Venezuela, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, and Chile). Lots of fascinating stuff to see, though for modern-day TOD stuff you can’t beat Curitiba (and if you want to see how NOT to do things – Brasilia).

]]> By: Admin http://sftod.com/2009/06/27/removing-and-restoring/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Admin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:58:42 +0000 http://sftod.com/?p=253#comment-95 I actually think that SFO and OAK might get through the approvals process now. Both are looking to expand, and the EIRs don´t present too many obstacles. My rule of thumb is more to do with destorying neighborhoods than ecosystems though. Feel free to disagree... I actually think that SFO and OAK might get through the approvals process now. Both are looking to expand, and the EIRs don´t present too many obstacles. My rule of thumb is more to do with destorying neighborhoods than ecosystems though. Feel free to disagree…

]]> By: Chris http://sftod.com/2009/06/27/removing-and-restoring/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Chris Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:42:36 +0000 http://sftod.com/?p=253#comment-91 I'm not so sure that we can use the "if it wouldn't be allowed now it should be removed" theory. SFO would not be allowed to be built now, OAK would not be allowed to be built now. Huge sections of San Francisco that were built filling in portions of marsh and wetlands and the Bay would not be allowed now. Sometimes past destruction can't really be fixed - OR - fixing the past destruction would require huge amounts of new destruction or have other negative consequences. I’m not so sure that we can use the “if it wouldn’t be allowed now it should be removed” theory. SFO would not be allowed to be built now, OAK would not be allowed to be built now. Huge sections of San Francisco that were built filling in portions of marsh and wetlands and the Bay would not be allowed now.

Sometimes past destruction can’t really be fixed – OR – fixing the past destruction would require huge amounts of new destruction or have other negative consequences.

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