So you think you want a home with room for children and hobbies surrounded by a little bit of grass and maybe privacy fence where you can put something more than a toy barbecue designed for apartment balconies? St. Louis County Planners know better:
St. Louis County planners want to change the county’s zoning codes to encourage people to live closer together to save energy and the environment.
The current codes reflect society’s reliance on the automobile and people’s preference for stand-alone houses, one to a lot.
That’s not the future of housing, experts say.
The last line quoted should be That’s not the future of housing if experts have their say.
Because, face it, they’ve spent years and thousands of dollars getting Master of Urban Planning degrees and have studied theories about what people should want instead of what they want–and do–when allowed freedom.
Message: The environment is more important than you are, subject.
