Comments on: Sally Clark Opinion Piece on Townhomes http://www.urbnlivn.com/2008/06/04/sally-clark-opinion-piece-on-townhomes/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:04:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jcricket http://www.urbnlivn.com/2008/06/04/sally-clark-opinion-piece-on-townhomes/comment-page-1/#comment-48106 jcricket Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:55:50 +0000 http://www.urbnlivn.com/?p=743#comment-48106 While some of the designs seem impractical (from a cost perspective), I love the idea of figuring out better townhome designs. I'm less concerned, actually, about the whole tired "faux craftsman" thing than I am about the auto canyon and non-front-facing housing. I would love to have those addressed, so the houses relate better to the neighborhood. They're dealing with this in Philly too (where people take up half or more of the sidewalk with their driveways when they renovate rowhomes or narrow lots. While some of the designs seem impractical (from a cost perspective), I love the idea of figuring out better townhome designs. I’m less concerned, actually, about the whole tired “faux craftsman” thing than I am about the auto canyon and non-front-facing housing. I would love to have those addressed, so the houses relate better to the neighborhood.

They’re dealing with this in Philly too (where people take up half or more of the sidewalk with their driveways when they renovate rowhomes or narrow lots.

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