Shades for the Future?
This week’s commentary raises the image of the downside of the expected economic boom for the region. I am suggesting that the region’s leadership may fail to provide the required planning to actually make the most of the current opportunities. The environmental consequences of rapid population growth coupled with a 1950s mentality toward managing that growth could seriously diminish our quality of life.
Tags: economic growth, environment, Water
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I never would have believed that this would be coming out of my mouth, but even Semmes is getting unbearable. We’re think about moving out to Dawes.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Semmes is unbearable?
2005 estimates of Mobile population density (residents per square mile) by zip code and how it stakes up against the national averages:
36602- 152 very low
36603- 2,172 low
36604- 4,375 average
36605- 1,561 low
36606- 2,714 low
36607- 2,459 low
36608- 567 low
36609- 3,348 average
36610- 2,157 low
36611- 1,353 low
36612- 1,825 low
36617- 3,534 average
36618- 875 low
36619- 774 low
36693- 1,366 low
36695- 675 low
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Or maybe I should say “stacks up against the national averages of density.” Whu needs reemidiuhl spehling anywheys?
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I think you just improved the density with that lame spelling. (Rimshot!)