This being the inaugural post of my blog, I wanted to say something historic, pithy, profound. However, for lack of something historic, pithy, or profound to say, I think I'll stick with simply explaining what this blog is about.
I am very passionate about real estate development. Particularly, we as a society have done ourselves a great disservice by allowing development to sprawl all over the countryside - all in the name of "elbow room". OK, so the first thought that probably comes to mind is, "He must be a 'dyed in the wool Environmentalist'". No, not really. Yes, it's a shame that we are eating up pristine land or productive farmland, but my concerns are much more pragmatic.
Financially, we have extended ourselves farther than we need. We spend almost as much on cars as we do our homes - all because we choose to live so far from work, shopping, activities, etc.
Our quality of life suffers because we spend so much time in the car, isolated from the world. Does the term "road rage" ring a bell? Once we get out of the car, we breathe in smog from others' cars.
Our communities suffer because there is little interaction between people. Heck, many people don't even know their neighbors, since their life consists of getting into their car while it is in the garage, going to work, coming home, not leaving their car until the garage door is on the way down...
Of course, there's a lot more I could say on the topic, as well as on related topics. That's why I've started a blog...
You can expect to see more about why we as a society need to move back toward urban and semi-urban development. But since that would be bland by itself, I plan on adding items about revitalization, new projects that I learn about, related topics, and possibly the occasional random post.
