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What Does a Sustainable Development Look Like?

During our forum on The Plaza Shopping Center this week, our Evergreen Parker Chris Clair took us through a presentation pitting malls against town centers. Which do you prefer? Which do you think makes for a sustainable development?

As part of this week, our Evergreen Parker Chris Clair opened with a presentation showing us the possibility that could exist at 95th Street and Western Avenue.

On Thursday, Clair and residents discussed the necessity of a sustainable development, one that will be able to withstand short-lived societal trends, and set Evergreen Park apart from other municipalities. Clair commented that this type of development should be "interchangeable."

In this presentation, Clair takes us through the town center concept which dates back to Pompeii in 600 B.C., and pits it against the existing mall concept.

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Do you think the example presented would make for a sustainable development? If not, what do you think makes for a sustainable development?

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