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Phoenix's 7th Avenue Curve Looking North As it is As it might be with Jacaranda Trees Looking South As it is As it might be with Jacaranda Trees And with a pedestrian/cafe bridge The Transit Stop As it is As it might be Why does 7th Avenue curve like that? Future improvements possible |
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by looking at the photo, can you tell which neighborhoods receive
irrigation? Depending on what happens with the availablity of
gasoline or cheap transportation generally, it may be a handy thing to
have an active urban agriculture program in the neighborhoods
straddling the curve. Urban agriculture can provide fresh food in a
large farmers' market / café, and it can provide good jobs for
kids and retirees. There is a great building, by the way, for a
farmers' market--look again at the Transit Stop photo. The garage
building across the street is ideal for that kind of use, and it has a
great alley behind it that could be the open-air part of the market.
Good parking already in the area.(See photo below.) By the way, a
whole program could be envisioned to reduce the urban heat of this and
other neighborhoods. The trees would help, of course, and we
really need to find a way to get rid of the blacktopped streets. If all
else fails, let' s paint them white.  |
Learn more about Jacaranda trees at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda |