What we're trying to do is build higher densities in certain areas to get affordable housing and to get better neighborhoods. Then you can designate more land for parks. It's the public that is most resistant to the idea of higher densities. Transportation gets worse and roads don't get better. There's a perceived loss of privacy.
Schools get more crowded.
But a mixed-use neighborhood, where shopping is close at hand and public transportation is available, offers convenience that can be a boon for elders and creates lively streets that attract young people. What we need is a growth management and allocation plan that will insist that 50 to 70 percent of new houses are affordable. Wait and see, or join the process. Monthly meetings are coming up in the next six months for southeast and northeast Santa Rosa.