One case for Tim Kaine: a reflection on Arlington, VA.
Sometimes, I realize I live in a weird place.
When looking up Smart Growth while thinking about necromancer cities (yes, i know), I find wikipedia lists just four cities as being recognized by the EPA for smart growth:
Arlington, Virginia
Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
Davidson, North Carolina
Denver, Colorado
This is astonishing to me on so many levels:
1. Arlington is delightful, sure, and I don't have to own a car but isn't this normal? Isn't NYC built along the same lines? And downtown Chicago? And ... other cities?
2. North Carolina? I am surprised!
3. Why does Arlington have smart growth? Oh, because then-Governor Tim Kaine thought it was a great idea. Now, we have bike lanes and capital bikeshare and walkable streets and the busses go everywhere. We have high rises next to the metro, medium density for another block and then houses. We have neighborhood schools and parks.
So, thanks Tim Kaine. Let's get you in the White House where you can do some good on a national scale!
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Don't get me wrong: We also have the pentagon and the cemetery and benefit from the federal government like no other place. Still.
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