While seen as one of the comp plan’s selling points for some urbanists, many neighborhood groups and homeowners view the Neighborhood Centers proposal as the worst part of Harrell’s proposal.
About a dozen neighborhoods have started online petitions calling for the removal of the Neighborhood Center designation in their community. Pro-density groups have started counter petitions in many neighborhoods as well.
Maple Leaf’s petition, started by longtime resident Phyllis Shulman, has nearly 1,300 signatures. Shulman and her neighbors argue that their community lacks the existing transit and commercial space that qualify it for a Neighborhood Center, and as such makes it a poor fit for the apartments and additional commercial
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