tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761481062799905743.post2008998306216982324..comments2008-12-31T11:51:34.030-05:00Jon Kollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06888466586219193268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761481062799905743.post-54297109588578703522008-12-31T11:51:00.000-05:002008-12-31T11:51:00.000-05:00The attempts at organized mixed use that I've seen generally end up terribly awkward and unusable. Atlanta just might be in our route, I'll write your about getting some names.Jon Kollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06888466586219193268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761481062799905743.post-67214159242849005102008-12-30T13:25:00.000-05:002008-12-30T13:25:00.000-05:00Jonathan --<BR/>You surely have much more knowledge of this than I do, but from my experience (covering planning and zoning for 3-4 years), what you see there is pretty common. And it tends to be driven by residents who are afraid that the "riff-raff" visiting the dentist or doctor will use that sidewalk to come steal their car or sleep under their bench. The planners often try to compromise by reorienting buildings or adding greenspace where it simply doesn't fit -- so you get the mixed-use components, but no actual mixed-use projects. A lot of the cities/counties also don't have provisions in their zoning laws to allow for mixed-use projects, so the abutting uses is sometimes their best attempt to create a truly mixed development.<BR/>Atlanta isn't on your list, but I know a ton of people there you could talk to, if you add it (or would just like to make some calls). Let me know. Hope you stop by Cleveland, too.Ariellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06677744684690726062noreply@blogger.com