Comments on: Trinity Triangle Moves Parking Deck, Has Stupid Name http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Sat, 02 Nov 2013 12:21:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: SAACJack http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8570 SAACJack Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:04:36 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8570 So for the foreseeable future let’ dub it Eyesore Heights.

Or Impermeable Acres…

]]> By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8569 Decatur Metro Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:03:13 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8569 Too bad. If Decatur looked more like Williamsburg, I could finally dust off my three-corner hat. Then people might not be so surprised when I busted out my Old English accent.

]]> By: Scott http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8568 Scott Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:37:47 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8568 To be clear on this, it’s absolutely possible to legislate aesthetics. However, it’s moot because Decatur downtown doesn’t.

]]> By: DarenW http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8567 DarenW Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:25:46 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8567 Grumble,

Do you have so little faith in our fair city? Decatur isn’t made up of people who took it as a second choice to midtown. Decatur offers a whole menu of reasons to prefer it over Midtown, even for the ‘young professional people’. Decatur really is a unique place to live, and the fact that housing occupancy rates suck in Midtown now, while downtown Decatur seems to be holding its own is evidence that expectations for those regions should not be the same.
As far as the park/greenspace is concerned, I think the lost potential tax stream from a developed property is much more of a concern to the city than the cost of acquiring the property. 210 units in the plan. I think a safe guess would be $5K per unit per year in city and school taxes. That’s before you get into the commercial end of the property.

]]> By: Steve http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8571 Steve Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:07:53 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8571 When I say aesthetics, I’m referring to style, color, adornments, etc. The things you refer to are more physical. They are objective in nature, as opposed to subjective. I may think your house is ugly, even though it conforms to all codes and regulations.

]]> By: Nelliebelle1197 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8572 Nelliebelle1197 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:02:33 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8572 By the way, you can legislate aesthetics. What do you think building heights and certain codes are all about? What about sidewalks? What about R60s and R40s and no exceptions? That’s really all aesthetics.

]]> By: Scott http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8574 Scott Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:50:12 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8574 Or how about “The excitement of the quaint”.

]]> By: B http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/04/22/trinity-triangle-moves-parking-deck-has-stupid-name/#comment-8573 B Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:43:42 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-8573 As for the motto, what about “The place that is a locale” or “The home that is also a house” or “A place where you can be where you are”?

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