| PROBLEMS/NEGATIVES ABOUT HIGHLAND PARK |
Updated June 16,
2006 |
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Values and Principles | B. Problems/Negatives | C.
Conflicts/Obstacles |
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- Lack of tolerance, civility,
and courtesy
- Lack of courtesy by drivers for pedestrians
and other drivers
- Unwillingness to sacrifice for the common
good
- Effects of
existing/potential density
- Effects of teardowns and out-of-scale new
construction
- Traffic circulation and safety hazards, especially
around schools
- Increasing urbanization/intensification of
the community
- High
rents for Downtown floor space
- Lack of services
for young adults
- Prevalence of parochial interests and narrow
viewpoints
- Fear and suspicion
- Social stratification into mutually exclusive
social layers
- Loss
of trees
- Lack of day care for infants
- Aging
school facilities
- Lack of connection to the
past
- Loss of local businesses from too many national
retail chains in CBD
- Length of time
for City to make decisions
- Lack of cooperation among City, School Districts,
and Park District
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