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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is wrong with SFH neighborhoods that don’t burden schools and roads? They are a necessary counter to density, especially with the City’s massive infrastructure issues. [/quote] Why are they a necessary counter to density?[/quote] 1. The same reason Giant sells 45 different flavors of Ice Cream. People like different things. 2. All these 'terrible' lawns we have provide green space, wildlife and plant habitat, and rain water filtration. Would you rather be in Roslyn or Charles Hill Park on a 95F day? DP, btw.[/quote] Your second point is off. Green space and rain filtration, fine, could be better but not worth arguing. But lawns absolutely do NOT provide wildlife and plant habitat. They are practically devoid of life, and certainly devoid of native species.[/quote] That is a weird thing to say if you're from here. All of us in Del Ray would report regular sightings on a very healthy and diverse representation of appropriate wildlife. I have personally seen snakes, turtles, crayfish, minnows, deer, turkey, fox, otter, racoon, opossum, and gazillions of various birds, songbirds by the dozens. All within a 1/2 mile of Braddock Rd. Metro. Backyards allow this.[/quote] Are the snakes, turtles, crayfish, minnows, deer, turkey, fox, otter, racoon, opossum, and gazillions of various birds living in your yard?[/quote] Are the snakes, turtles, crayfish, minnows, deer, turkey, fox, otter, racoon, opossum, and gazillions of various birds living in your yard? Yes to: snakes turtles deer turkey fox racoon opossum and all the birds. You don't see this in the parking lot at Alexandria House. Backyards breed habitat. Courtyards breed run off.[/quote]
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