A plan to move the Syracuse Real Food Co-op to East Genesee Street has neighbors pitted against one another. Supporters welcome the Co-op to keep the building occupied. Opponents fear additional traffic and noise. The issue has drawn opposing views online, too. Here's the view of one syracuse.com user, hnbrown: I live on Allen Street, and I'm thrilled about...
View full sizeThe proposed new location of the Syracuse Real Food Co-Op, 2200 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. A plan to move the Syracuse Real Food Co-op to East Genesee Street has neighbors pitted against one another. Supporters welcome the Co-op to keep the building occupied. Opponents fear additional traffic and noise.
The issue has drawn opposing views online, too. Here's the view of one syracuse.com user, hnbrown:
I live on Allen Street, and I'm thrilled about the proposal, for all the reasons stated above and one more very important one. I moved here from a small thriving midwestern city, and I understand that the key to creating a vibrant, healthy, alive city is mixed-use planning. Think of successful cities you know. They all mix residential and *appropriate* commercial development. Folks who are that deeply invested in a quiet life, I'm sorry, but a city is not an appropriate place for you. I respect your desires but suggest you buy some land in the suburbs or exurbs where you can be guaranteed space. The rest of us chose to live in the city proper *because* of development like this, because we want to be able to walk and bike to things, because we don't want to get into our Suburbans and drive 3 miles to the grocery store. Wise up, guys: This is a chance for the kind of positive urban development Syracuse is hungry for, on all levels. Please try to think beyond your own notion of property values. (Though I believe the co-op will enhance property values anyway.)
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