Comments on: Council committee to determine fate of live/work

By: dto510

dto510 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:02:01 +0000

Thanks for your insight, Ms. Cappio. I was also disappointed that the staff and Planning Commission and business community were more concerned with pushing their narrow economic vision without concern for the different people that would be affected. But the CED Committee gave the artists an excellent reception and are committed to reaching accomodation.

By: Claudia Cappio

Claudia Cappio — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:45:57 +0000

Short sighted, myopic — zoning regulations that are 30 years behind — a search for boundaries creating purity – I don’t get it. Neighborhoods like W.O., organically grown over a long period just don’t suddenly change ’cause there’s some new rules. It should be about integration of uses (save the heavy industrial stuff) – that helps to build and create community. Ann Markusen of the University of Mn. has done some fascinating research on the role of an artistic community in urban development -she leads the Project on Regional and Industrial Economics (www.hhh.umn.edu/projects/prie/pub.html). In particular — “Artists’ Centers Evolution and Impact on Careers, Neighborhoods and Economies” 2006; and “Urban Development and Politics of a Creative Class: Evidence from the Study of Artists” (2006). Both of these point to live/work spaces being a vital part of networking, building linkages, etc. Flexibility, co-existence and tolerance should be the primary values here – not restriction and prohibitions. Oh, what a wonderful city it could be ———–

By: The buffer zone is stupid | A Better Oakland

The buffer zone is stupid | A Better Oakland — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:26:21 +0000

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