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Old 12-30-2009, 11:31 AM
 
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Que?

Okay, so my eyes are not going bad. The guy actually did type that Burque has 'no sprawl'. Got it... yet, I don't 'get' it.

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I think you're correct, in terms of actual sprawl (just coming from a trip to IKEA in Tempe, AZ) ours is not as bad as others. However, it is still sprawl.

Of course we are no Atlanta, but we do sprawl. It's not as if we are high-density like Manhattan or anything. There does seem to be some infill building going on, which is a good thing if you are into that kind of living.

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As a kid there was NOTHING built West of Paradise Hills. The community center with the waterslide was the edge of the universe.

Damn, kid. I was just at La Cueva high school yesterday afternoon, which is like being in the middle of the city. I remember when it was the only thing out there along with the Stone Face Tavern. They both were in the boonies back then.

My how times have changed.


--BtK
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