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Community ain’t what it used to be: neighborhood challenges to churches and schools (part 2)

July 3, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

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churches, community, neighborhood, NIMBY, schools

 Yesterday I wrote about a seemingly endless series of challenges to development activities, even relatively minor ones, proposed by churches and schools in and around my neighborhood.  This bothers me because, if we are experiencing hostility between neighbors and even...continued

Community ain’t what it used to be: neighborhood challenges to churches and schools (part 1)

July 2, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

Tags:
churches, community, neighborhood, NIMBY, schools

 I’ve had this post milling around in my head for a long time.  What finally prompted me to write is a ferocious battle in my neighborhood challenging a Baptist church’s proposed addition to its building.  The addition would house a...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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