Yeah.. it doesn’t make sense that simply removing a tree with make people walk more in the area, and use their car’s less. I think you were dead on with your analysis, ultimately in the end its all about the money for the University.
Of course it is about the money for the University, no one would doubt that. But I think there is a silver lining to this. Yeah, it’s unfortunate that they are bulldozing 9 acres of woods. I used to run and bike along the paths through there, and it was pretty nice. But I think they could be smarter about space utilization on campus. With the Comcast Center and all the development along that area, campus is really becoming huge, so big that it’s hard to walk across. I am at the University of Oregon for grad school, and it’s funny to me that people think that walking across campus here (15 minutes or so) is rough. Anyway, I wouldn’t be so hard on them for this. Ask to see their plans for future development. Then we can make a stink if it’s just more of the same sprawling atmosphere.
Kevin: Very fair point. It is a tough walk across campus. I used to sometimes have a 30 minute walk and a 15 minute walk from one class to another when I only had 10 minutes ( bad planning on my part ). I think it would be good for the community and environmental experts to sit down and have a discussion on this topic before making any decisions. I just worry that because they have been in constant construction for many years and seem to want to keep developing the campus up.
Yeah.. it doesn’t make sense that simply removing a tree with make people walk more in the area, and use their car’s less. I think you were dead on with your analysis, ultimately in the end its all about the money for the University.
Till then,
Jean
Of course it is about the money for the University, no one would doubt that. But I think there is a silver lining to this. Yeah, it’s unfortunate that they are bulldozing 9 acres of woods. I used to run and bike along the paths through there, and it was pretty nice. But I think they could be smarter about space utilization on campus. With the Comcast Center and all the development along that area, campus is really becoming huge, so big that it’s hard to walk across. I am at the University of Oregon for grad school, and it’s funny to me that people think that walking across campus here (15 minutes or so) is rough. Anyway, I wouldn’t be so hard on them for this. Ask to see their plans for future development. Then we can make a stink if it’s just more of the same sprawling atmosphere.
Kevin: Very fair point. It is a tough walk across campus. I used to sometimes have a 30 minute walk and a 15 minute walk from one class to another when I only had 10 minutes ( bad planning on my part ). I think it would be good for the community and environmental experts to sit down and have a discussion on this topic before making any decisions. I just worry that because they have been in constant construction for many years and seem to want to keep developing the campus up.