This [region] was being eaten up by sprawl, not only the land but the cities.
Andres Duany
In every way, this is a model of how things should change.
change model things
The architectural heritage of Mississippi is fabulous,.. Really, really marvelous. However, what they have been building the last 30 years is the standard, tawdry strip developments. The government's vision is to start again and do it right.
vision heritage start
[ Mobile homes. They are a reality in a vast region where so much housing has been obliterated and needs to be replaced quickly.] Mobile homes are permanent housing, not temporary,.. Mobile homes are the only housing affordable to a large portion of the population.
reality population mobile
We would love it if every town had their own Home Depot rather than having two huge ones causing traffic congestion. We don't want them to be driving two towns down to go to Wal-Mart.
home love driving traffic
cities land
There's a plot in charrettes. There's the Thursday Night Massacre [when architects are forced to adjust to requirements they hadn't anticipated]. You pick yourself up. Eventually, you prevail.
night plot
It's going to be harder to read because of the destruction.
destruction read
Mobile homes are permanent housing, not temporary. Mobile homes are the only housing affordable to a large portion of the population.
population mobile
The mobile home industry knows very well nobody loves them, and they see this as a chance to be acceptable.
chance home industry mobile
We spent a lot of time trying to understand the new FEMA rules. That has not been a satisfying experience.
rules time experience understand
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