Imagine Greater Tucson 2010-11 Phase I Community Conversation and Survey Statements Related to Appropriate infill development or redevelopment that is sensitive to protecting existing neighborhoods // Reduced sprawl and increased mixed-use, compact development in many key areas

1	1. More residential buildings downtown = safety 2. higher density, w/out destroying old neighborhoods 3. more people friendly vs car friendly
2	A restriction on further development of the bases of the mountains
3	A sense of community/neighborhood is important and encourages participation with a low-density population
4	AND THE LOW DENSITY OF MOST OF THE FOOTHILLS
5	Accessible blend of open spaces and dense community
6	Addressing urban sprawl, water issues, beautification of the city. Worried about the long term sustainability of Tucson.
7	Adjacencies can make all the difference when choosing sites. Making conscious decisions and looking to the future are imperitive.
8	Again, as Tucson has grown, it has stretched out to the north, east, south and west, again with nothing in place to tie all of the communities together into a cohesive city
9	Again, there seems to be no regard for how things become a part of a bigger picture. That's probably why so much sprawl has happened and there are so many abandoned lots and buildings.
10	Aging housing stock, sprawl
11	Along the same line as sprawl, but the connectivity in the area is really poor. The city seems very divided regionally. People really don't like to venture beyond their areas of town because it is such a pain to navigate.
12	And end to traditional growth
13	And stack up the people downtown
14	Another environmental importance here. Why are we still using traditional forms of energy when we have sun 350 days of the year. Why are we continuing to spread our city out, which creates greater dependence on fossil fuels for cars, when we should be infilling? Why don't we have policy that limits lighted sign times (in other words, why is Office Max's sign still on at 3am)? It's personally important because I have to breathe the air and take in the unfiltered sunshine.
15	As a taxpayer, it is distressing to see our public funds used to promote more road-building at the expense of everything else. Roads eat up valuable land and serve to promote more vehicle use. Investing in our transit systems, creating walkable neighborhoods, and re-directing capital from building more roads into creating multi-modal corridors will make us a more cohesive city that encourages inner-city living. The RTA is an un-balanced committee that promotes urban-sprawl and fails miserably at investing in the already-built densest parts of our community or in its mass transit systems.
16	As encroachment continues with new homes being built, finding workable means to safeguard the wildlife is important. Our beautiful desert deserves to be preserved and protected.
17	Assist developers with infilling areas in Tucson - change zoning if needed, clean up brownfields, etc. This goes to preventing sprawl.
18	Awful tasteless suburban sprawl
19	Battle between infill vs. no infill � major hurdle
20	Beautiful weather and great outdoors opportunity. I am an avid hiker and runner so Tucson is a great place to live! Plus the urban sprawl hasn't gotten out of hand so there it doesn't feel as congested here
21	Because of sprawl, it is difficult to develop in the core; weakens artistic density
22	Being a 'very large small town', Tucson suffers from being spread out with no real 'downtown' or social scene other than the immediate area around the college. More areas with activities that are ideal for people in the 18-28 age group other than bars would help with this. Improving the transportation would also help with this issue.
23	Besides the connection/continuity with Tucson's past, I think many of the older buildings are more attractive than the typical newer ones. We can't let new developments wipe them all out
24	Better downtown, mixed use, high density residential.
25	Better downtown; less sprawl
26	Better pedestrian amenities (sidewalks, shade, an aesthetic experience)
27	Better use of urban space such as more infill
28	Build infill projects and do not rezone desert for housing
29	Build up and not out.
30	Build up rather than out to control sprawl
31	Change attitudes to high density housing
32	Cheap energy required for sprawl. It creates isolation
33	City core is crumbling
34	City gov't. dictating businesses. Offer more varied zoning. Residences over shops. Mom and Pop food and drug stores. Free parking areas.
35	City has "strangled" ideas for dense city growth
36	City sprawl
37	Community is spread out
38	Commutes are long, waste gas. Sun tran is inefficient with empty buses. Portland model would be good to look at re - smaller buses. cross town freeway does need to be invested in but the neighborhood groups (see above) prevent that. RTA is a farce despite community involvement. e.g. why is houghton going to be a four lane road instead of a freeway/state route? opportune time to pick up the land on either side of the arterial (federal and private) and build a freeway. Think forward not present time. As for mass transist eg. trains, subway, light rail Tucson does not have the population to support that need but that should not prevent the city from long range planning e.g. rezoning land, build parks where depots will be, for the eventuality of that need
39	Complete a business infill district to be ready when things heat up
40	Complete infill district plan
41	Concentrate new develpoment for a more compact city.
42	Concentrate on in-fill building and filling vacant properties
43	Consider limits to growth to prevent sprawl - look at other models
44	Continue multi-use development downtown
45	Contributes to Greenhouse gas emissions
46	Control sprawl
47	Create a more compact central area
48	Create more centralized development with mixed-uses
49	Create more mixed-use neighborhoods
50	Creating neighborhood hubs where grocery stores, drugstores, department stores and other necessities are within walking distance would encourage neighbors knowing neighbors and reduce the problems caused by automobiles.
51	Curb community growth
52	Curb sprawl
53	Damages economy - no one wants to leave their houses to see a band play etc.
54	Decide to become a City and grow or move toward keeping a small town and stop growth
55	Definition of suburbs in absence of sprawl control
56	Dehumanizes - encourages everyone to be the same. Works against diversity
57	Denser central development will make it easier and more attractive for more people (including me) to walk, bike, or take public transportation to shopping, entertainment, and recreation.
58	Denser communities
59	Denser core
60	Denser development
61	Densification increases quality of life � protects environment
62	Density makes it difficult to move distances
63	Density, not each for his own. Density of business ideas, density of sports complexes to arts to residents. Density of entrepreneurs working together. Tucson fails most here.
64	Density- too spread out!
65	Design in-fill projects and try for a unique style downtown emphasizing Native, Mexican, Cowboy heritage.
66	Destruction/disturbance of wildlife
67	Developing downtown is crucial to the economic viability of the city and state. We need another hotel (but not another boondoggle). We need shops and other services besides government buildings downtown. This also might stop some of the urban sprawl.
68	Development - Fix what we got! Infill projects too much regulation
69	Development in outlying areas would be better planned. Infill would be required before sprawl. Fewer vacant and abandon buildings and weed-ridden vacant lots. Less surface-road travel distance and more efficient roads to and from city center.
70	Do more infill and green building.
71	Does conservation encourage sprawl?
72	Don't allow huge sprawling housing developments to pop up in our precious desert. develop in-fill
73	Don't bulldoze my desert and put stucco boxes on it
74	Downtown needs a sports team, high density housing, larger UofA presence
75	Downtown suffers because there are not a lot of people living downtown. Condos above stores is a great idea. People are located near activities so they can walk to events. Additional population density downtown would provide more business for the downtown core.
76	Dump sprawl
77	Easier ability to infill near the downtown core for more concentrated/diverse development
78	Empty areas in the city but sprawl on the edge continues
79	Encourage and/or enforce infill
80	Encourage building and development within the current city footprint.
81	Encourage mixed-use
82	Encourage real estate agents to show and sell more homes in the central parts of Tucson and keep more families more centrally located.
83	Ever growing (sub)urban sprawl destroying the desert
84	Everyone wants their personal views of the mountains, this results in sprawl
85	Everything is too stretched out
86	Extension of public services and roads to far reaches of the county over taxes our human and natural resources.
87	Fill in vacant spaces first
88	Focus on condensing areas to put industries and to protect them from sprawl
89	Food choices are related to sprawl
90	For a city of about a million folks, Tucson sure does take up a whole lot of room. The effect seems to be a whole lot of driving, a whole lot of wasted space, and a whole lot of places that have been left to crumble because it was easier to just build something new on an empty lot. With Jane Jacobs' warnings in mind, I dutifully worry that a cure could be worse than the illness. But the illness is pretty bad; is there really nothing to be done?
91	For long-term sustainability, we should be focusing on development close in to Tucson rather than increasing traffic by developing on the margins of the metropolitan area. Alternately, we need to find ways to serve the transportation needs of individuals living on the periphery that don't require personal automobiles.
92	Get UA Downtown too, gather all resources into a small, dense, collaborative downtown space and connect that to high-speed rail to PHX.
93	Governmental planning/zoning needs to include mixed-use, not just blading over the desert for housing developments
94	Greater residential mix income and culture
95	Growing denser lends itself to generating more of a sense of community
96	Growth rings
97	Haphazard urban growth
98	Having people work, play, shop close to where they live helps build community and a stronger tie to where they live. Just improves the quality of life!
99	Help fill all of the empty business locations. Instead of building new, help fix what is here now. Stop spreading outward.
100	Higher density communities/less sprawl
101	Higher density downtown - more vibrant
102	Higher density of housing/shops
103	Historic/unique neighborhoods - balance protecting these vs. infill
104	Housing density
105	How spread out it is becoming/car dependence
106	I am a cyclist and believe that cities can be livable without being overly dense, loud or dirty and that designing cities on a bike/pedestrian scale is the way to get there.
107	I am concerned that Tucson keeps spreading out as people always want to live on the fringes of town. With the population growth projections, we soon won't have any Sonoran Desert or other natural resources left that give Tucson its amazing sense of place. These far flung communities create longer commutes for residents, and present air quality problems and traffic jams among other things. We need to bring down the cost of infill/re-development and raise the cost/impose greater restrictions on sprawl.
108	I am constantly taken aback by the beauty of the 'cut out' back drops of the mountains surrounding this city. It is breath-taking to me. Although, the open spaces are dwindling and the bases of the mountains are being built upon, there still exists a feeling of openness and space. Perhaps due to the city being so spread out, I do not feel overly crowded and incumbered by fellow city dwellers.
109	I am troubled that our community is so reliant on the automobile for transportation. It causes air pollution, stress (all those traffic jams!), safety concerns (no pedestrian eyes on the street as well as many auto crashes), and is a public health issue (not enough walking!!!). A major problem is underfunded multi-modal transit options. Our community needs to start giving greater priority to mixed use, higher density infill developments, walkable communities, more sidewalks, bus pullouts, shade trees, more regional bus lines, bikeways, bike lanes, and greater frequency of bus arrivals/departures.
110	I believe downtown should provide more density and student housing and not let it spill over in established single-family residential neighborhoods/Density of Broadway Stone etc.
111	I believe more should be done to curb sprawl. If we don't, it will continue further and further, leading to more degredation of the environment.
112	I believe sprawl is our region's number-one destructive force, and that smart regional planning, zoning and development laws should aim to counteract sprawl. In terms of resources, we're headed for a crisis already.
113	I cant stand the sprawl I see when leaving town. The desert landscape being turned into clumped up cookie cutter homes that are far removed from food, work, or any other neccessities. this requires people to drive more, which requires bigger road to unclog traffic, etc. Lets be smarter about this people. Also, I hate seeing old buildings being torn down for no reason. I have seen several building be torn down only to leave an empty and ugly hole in the ground or dirt lot. I have lived in Tucson for about 8 years and the sprawl I have seen is simply not smart and not sustainable. And the demolition seems like a waist. Examples: The WMCA/Muse center for the arts on 6th st, the Sangin building, etc.
114	I dislike the continuing sprawl that is soon going to link tucson to phoenix and leading to an increase in smog due to the necessity for people to commute long distances .
115	I do not prefer new development in historic areas of town.
116	I don't believe in sprawl for so many reasons: gas costs, disconnects people from the center of town and community, builds congestion and pollution, etc.
117	I don't believe the suburban sprawl model of western cities is sustainable after gasoline passes the 5 dollar a gallon mark.
118	I don't like being forced to share walls, live close to people. I like my privacy and the feeling of open spaces
119	I don't like that tucson is becoming more and more suburban. i like things to be concentrated in one place. nice and dense.
120	I don't like the sprawl nor seeing many empty lots and building in the central area.
121	I don't want Tucson to turn into another Phoenix with its sprawl, lack of respect for the desert and its water concerns.
122	I don't want to live in a clone of the nation's fifth largest metropolitan area (Phoenix). I don't want the sprawl, the congestion, the traffic or the disconnect from the natural world that I believe characterize Phoenix. Let's not lose the uniqueness of Tucson while trying to be like the Big Sister who lives up north.
123	I especially think it is important to keep in mind the more spread out areas outside of city limits where there is less of a culture of water conservation. I grew up in the foothills where I saw a lot of extremely extravagant use of water and I always wished there was some way to curb that.
124	I hate the roads and driving everywhere here and the urban sprawl
125	I hate the way this town pays homage to the automobile. It is increasingly unpleasant to walk or bike. We need to prioritize mixed use.
126	I have lived in central Tucson for >40 years. I am always distressed that my tax and utility dollars go to subsidize the cost of expanding the city limits while maintenance is ignored on city streets. If people want to live further out, they need to pay the true cost of putting in roads and utilities.
127	I have lived in small towns my entire life and was nervous about moving to a 'big city' especially after having visited relatives in the greater Phoenix area. But Tucson is different, each neighborhood is its own little community and despite the large sprall, Tucson still has a small town feel.
128	I have seen that changes over the years, and am not happy with the desert being striped away. Too much infill.
129	I know its difficult with the population sprawl, but I wish there was a way to make tucson public transportation an ecological alternative to driving a car instead of a last resort for transportation
130	I like that a lot of houseing development had to be put on hold due to poor economy. it gives Tucson a chance to better regulate/monitor new, sprawling housing developments.
131	I like the old adobe Mexican Territorial architecture, it makes this place a mix of cultures, it's beautiful. I like the dense neighborhoods of small houses in midtown, it's a non-materialistic somehow, compared to glitzy sprawl and all-new buildings.
132	I like to be able to move about the community without having to drive -- in neighborhoods and between neighborhoods, in retail areas, along streets.
133	I live in midtown - about a mile from the UA. I love my area but notice that even in the middle of town, there are vacant lots. It would be great to develop these lots into community gardens or responsible single family homes. I am disappointed in the mini dorm blight in neighborhoods around campus. These structures are ugly and not in accordance with the neighborhood.
134	I live in midtown but still have to drive most everywhere I go. Need more business infill, mixed use developments, relaxation of zoning regs to allow these. (Relax the sign code too - I want interesting neighborhoods, not cookie cutter)
135	I live in what I consider the core of the city of Tucson. I don't generally have to deal with the sprawling mass that it has become. Everything I want or need is there and getting around in it is easy. It would be nicer with effective public transportation, but it is OK.
136	I prefer a small town feel. Though Tucson is starting to sprawl, there is still a lot of compact development within the valley. It's sprawl doesn't seem as endless as Phoenix.
137	I remember how nice it was back in the 1930's and 1940's when we had lots of desert. We need a better land use plan.
138	I see leapfrogging over vacant land and buildup of exurbs. This isn't growth, it's sprawl. Negative impacts on living environment and sense of communities within a community.
139	I think Tucson is too spread out and as a result there is a great deal of pollution and traffic from cars. If downtown were more attractive more people will live closer to where they work and commute less.
140	I think attitudes about developing the downtown core need to change. Developing downtown means greater density. I live downtown and would like to see efforts move in one direction, rather than several directions at one. Simple, cheap projects such as the facade improvement plan seem to me a good place to start.
141	I think it's important to have natural space but there are too many bare areas. Things are spread out and it's hard to get what I need
142	I think this has created sprawl. More multiuse areas, creative use of historic buildings, and live/work space could add more vibrancy to historic parts of town in the after hours. Allow infill and perhaps more multistory buildings instead of having homes creep up our mountains. Although, outside of downtown, I do like the wide streets views of the mountains.
143	I think urban sprawl directly affects our sonoran desert ecology and I'd want us to protect our desert. I think urban sprawl also affects our ability to establish a more thriving downtown center where arts and culture programs can flourish.
144	I want to protect our beautiful natural environment while at the same time helping lower income folks access the jobs and shopping if they have limited transportation means.
145	I want to see downtown Tucson thrive. I want us to build our city up and not out. I want people from the foothills to realize that downtown is (and could be even more of) a wonderful, vibrant place for everyone.
146	I was in Tucson when the trail heads at Finger Rock and Pima Canyon were beautiful and not cluttered with big houses. Trails in and around Tucson should be beautiful and tied together in networks and alternative transportation
147	I watch as we create a sprawling, badly-designed, badly -planned and mostly ugly city, but like a big brother, the mountains always visually rescue us with their permanent and inspiring beauty.
148	I would like to see empty homes filled and old business space be used up instead of tearing down more desert to build
149	I would like to see limits put on sprawl in the region (i.e. establish a growth boundary) and zoning changed to encourage higher mixed-use density. I believe it is better for the community and the surrounding desert as a whole. It would also help support more efficient, eco-friendly modes of transportation.
150	I would like to see more infill construction and more southwestern architecture
151	I would like to see more mixed zoning.
152	I would love to exist without a car in Tucson due to the size and sprawl of the city and it's current public transportation, this is not possible.
153	I would love to see us live closely in and urban environment where we walk to the store and see our neighbors on a regular and informal basis and leave the outdoors 'OUT THERE'. Instead of people thinking they need 4+ acres for a single family dwelling.
154	I would stricter land zoning regulation to protect saguaro stands, and natural habitats.
155	I'd like to (see) Tucson become a city with sustainable densities that promote walkable and bikeable streets, vibrant neighborhoods and a healthier quality of life
156	I'm a believer in the New Urbanism
157	I've been to numerous other cities that have exciting downtown/midtown areas and one thing they all share are living options that bring lots of people together in a small geographic area. That, in turn, increases the number of services, businesses and options that cater to people. I'd like to see Tucson create centers of gravity around downtown, the UA and midtown that would encourage people to walk, shop and congregate. Look to San Diego's downtown neighborhoods (not just the gaslight), New Orleans' French Quarter, Memphis' downtown and Beale street, or the downtown of any big city in Europe.
158	If Tucson continues to sprawl it will become a much less livable city. Recent recession shows the disadvantages of relying on cyclical industry.
159	In general, it is not as conservative as PHX and seem to have limited the sprawl.
160	In order to preserve the beautiful environment, we need to take care of the ecosystem here. This means responsible use of water, better urban planning/less sprawl, solar energy, etc.
161	In-fill
162	In-fill over sprawl.
163	Increase central Tucson density/disempowere obstructive neighborhood associations
164	Increase density
165	Increase density and walkability for urban living
166	Increase density � infill and redevelopment
167	Increase density/reduce destructive sprawl. Be a leader in positive growth patterns.
168	Increase infill and living options in down and mid town
169	Increase the development density of central neighborhoods..
170	Increase walkability and density
171	Infill development
172	Infill, beautify and listen more closely to downtown communities.
173	Infill, yet keep some vacant lots
174	Infill; curb the wholesale destruction of the place
175	Infrastructure needs to be considered if we increase density � more expensive
176	Instead of focusing only on cars lets get people to live, play and work where they live. Let's improve our mobility through connectivity of sidewalks and other assets such as bike lanes.
177	Integrate high density but don't lose community or quality of life for people who already live there
178	Isolated
179	It encourages denser development. Tucson needs transit!
180	It is destroying the aesthetics of our area, the habitat of the animals, and the areas I enjoy hiking
181	It is disheartening to see so many 'crackerjack' tract homes built on bladed-over pristine desert when there is so much infill land still to use.
182	It is important that everything is not clustered in one or two places - too many eggs in one basket. For example, can watch performance downtown or UA or Loft
183	It is important to me that we appreciate and nurture our unique native environment and allow the desert and footills to flourish, maintaining interesting and lovely access trails to backcountry, and controlling urban spread that would simply turn this area into a sprawling city with few wilderness areas left.
184	It results in more drinking and driving (have to go across town to bars)
185	It separated people, separates community
186	It's disheartening when we go hiking to drive through mile after mile of just housing with no restaurants, no businesses, and no mix of things to do. I don't know what people do that live there other than drive to every possible needed destination.
187	It's important to me to live in a place where the neighborhoods still have their own unique character and flavor...rather than a Scottsdale where everything is neat and attractive...but lacks character. I always tell people that Tucson is a city that still has character because of the cultural mix of people from everywhere including Native American and Mexican influences. It's important to keep the character of the neighborhoods...instead of allowing developers to tear down old buildings to put up poorly constructed cookie-cutter houses that destroy the character of neighborhoods. Like the developer who is buying up houses in the neighborhoods surrounding the U of A and putting up university housing...destroying the integrity of the neighborhoods.
188	It's inefficient (waste of space, resources, time, and it's expensive)
189	It's lonely
190	It's really repetitive
191	It's ugly and hard to get around town. I also want to stop Tucson from spreading out into the desert.
192	Its lacking, tucson is too spread out
193	Just because we live in a desert, doesn't mean we need to sprawl. We do need to incorporate light rail, infill building, and we need to control population expansion.
194	Keep tucson dense, not spread out
195	Keeps Tucson from feeling like a cookie-cutter sprawling new sub-addition.
196	Lack of central planning
197	Lack of mixed-use developments
198	Large suburban sprawls are neither healthy for the environment nor for the people that live there
199	Less need to drive � public transit or clustered development
200	Less physical sprawl and the isolation it engenders
201	Less sprawl
202	Less sprawl into what used to be pristine areas without mixed zoning
203	Less sprawl out and more improvements to used and older parts of Tucson. Stop encroaching on the desert, clearning land for mega stores. Needs to be more restoration of existing strucures
204	Less sprawl/development than Phoenix
205	Let's slow the rush to fill every last inch of open space with some kind of development.
206	Limit sprawl
207	Limit sprawl vs. making the existing city better
208	Limits access to public facilities
209	Make in-filling easier
210	Manage urban sprawl
211	Many people in this City depend on the transit system to go to work. In addition, many others could use transit as form of mobility, which will substantially reduce traffic, allow us to have more pedestrian-friendly streetscapes and make the community more sustainable. The problem is that the community has grown in a manner that contributes to urban sprawl and such sprawl does not support the critical mass needed to support light rail, street cars or a more efficient transit system.
212	Mininizing urban sprawl
213	Mix of land uses in relation. Urban Villages
214	Mixed issues/infill * high quality * good architecture * Walkable
215	Mixed zoning would integrate areas, thus making certain things more within walking distance for me during my lunches or while at home and decreasing the chances of having 'food deserts'.
216	Mixed-use development and corner stores are good
217	Mixed-use, high density housing areas
218	More areas of unincorporated Pima County should incorporate as population densities increase
219	More compact development needed
220	More compact urban development
221	More comprehensive sidewalks and bike paths. Bring back the arts! Prioritize education. Develop or refurbish in city areas. Stop the spread.
222	More density
223	More density and more mass transit
224	More density in central core
225	More density to accommodate growth without sprawl
226	More infill development
227	More infill homes- less sprawl
228	More infill within Central Tucson - higher density
229	More infill; encourage people and businesses to set up in central areas
230	More mixed use communities
231	More mixed use zoning
232	More mixed-use, mixed-income, high-density, housing with public transportation
233	More real condo development for active adults, near shops, restaurants, coffee shops
234	More town centers, less sprawl, mixed use through the city
235	Multi-use buildings, a more European feel/style
236	Multi-use development areas (downtown concept- residential and retail; not industrial
237	My first priority, actually. Quit blading the desert and focus on infill
238	My small city is becoming over-run
239	Nature is important to me, so I want to see less development in the hinterlands and more development in the core of the city. Let's go taller and more efficiently, with fewer cars and more interactions among citizens. Spawl is such a drain on resources and interactions
240	Need mixed-use housing Downtown (integrating entertainment)
241	Need to reduce sprawl and its impact on the natural environment
242	Neighborhood cohesiveness - sprawl (density)
243	No central business area for offices, restaurants, shopping. Any place you want to go, you need to drive there--a car-oriented city.
244	No more urban sprawl and expansion with strip amlls-concentrate on developing healthy neighborhoods
245	No new condensed housing. Make all new homes require a minimum acreage.
246	Not socially just
247	Not too crowded or too busy in my opinion, at least compared to L.A.
248	Old neighborhoods with low density & the potential for a high quality of life
249	One of the reasons I moved here was to escape the rat race and sprawl of the SF Bay Area. Tucson has all the city amenities but a slower pace of life than 'big' cities.
250	Organization
251	Our city functions like suburbs, and as long as we fail to control sprawl, the definition of suburbs would help improve a sense of community in the town as a whole.
252	Our city has far too many large parking lots, abandoned building, and unused space. We could really do with renovating a lot of the areas into highly liveable places. Bringing people closer together in a physical way--less sprawl--is important to the sustainability of our city.
253	Our city needs to incorporate much of the densly populated parts of PIMA County which essentially are Tucson. Our city/ county govt is completely disfunctional. City charter needs to change to a strong mayor system and representation and vote by city wards.
254	Our future depends on being able to control sprawl, reduce impacts on the environment and reduce/trun back climate change.
255	Our growth and development pattern. I'd like less sprawl and more urban type development
256	People here are pretty friendly, and drivers are nowhere near as rude & aggressive as other major cities. While there are many cultural events, restaurants, museums and activities, the area still has a small town feel, maybe due to the fact that Great Tucson sprawls over a large area.
257	People want to live higher, but we have to pay to get services up there (water, fire, police, schools, etc.) Money spent on going higher could be better used in the valley.
258	Planning for public transportation is difficult because we don't have hubs of population density to connect to in order for public transportation projects to be cost effective and efficient
259	Poorly planned development/sprawl is eating up the natural areas I care about most in this region and can not be undone.
260	Population density
261	Present development patterns are driven by the profit motive, not by the need to create an efficient city layout.
262	Private funding encourages sprawl
263	Product of sprawl, it goes hand-in-hand
264	Promote greater density within the built region and stop destroying the desert. The desert is why we came, why destroy it? Growth controls like Portland
265	Promote infill among Developers
266	Promote planned growth. Esthetically this is important, but also because of the tremendous water problems facing us down the road, and not very far away
267	Promotes segregation
268	Protects the boundaries of the city against sprawl
269	Rancho Vistoso as a planned community works very well. No uncontrolled sprawl
270	Redevelop inner-city blight creative infill
271	Reduce sprawl
272	Reduce sprawl and growth into the desert
273	Reduce sprawl, pollution, and congestion on the roads
274	Reduce the number of ticky tacky pop-up housing developments where the houses are so close together you can spit into your neighbors window. The orange tile roofs and asphalt are creating a heat island similar to what happens in any large city.
275	Remodel Tucson as a network of urban villages as a key component of a regional 'untransport plan'
276	Respecting the environment and its indigenous people. limiting sprawl.
277	Retain lifestyle � promote economic growth � consider density
278	STOP URBAN SPRAWL!!!
279	Sadly, this can't be undone. As Tucson grows it loses it's community feel. I've lived here long enough to mourn the days when Tucson was a much smaller town.
280	Seeing development overtake the landscape and limit the hiking trails is disconcerting. When I glance at the mountains and see the community development creeping further up the mountain's base, I wonder if there is a limit or is growth's only interest in making money through property taxes and development fees?
281	Seems to be unnecessary building of homes. if homes are built, they need to be eco-friendly and energy efficient to protect our limited desert resources.
282	Slow sprawl and focus development on the urban core.
283	Small town feel: Not like LA or it's son Phoenix sprawl but home grown retail and 'know your neighbor' attitude of most inhabitants.
284	Spawl and thoughtless demolition
285	Specifically, Tucson Water is important to me because it is the city's most powerful tool against the regional ravages of sprawl, which threaten much of what I love about Tucson.
286	Sprawl
287	Sprawl (inadequate multi-modal transportation system) No critical mass to effectively support sustainable travel modes such as light rail
288	Sprawl (lack of walkability) high-reliance on car use
289	Sprawl (low-density driven development does not allow the compact mixed-use type of development that fosters walkability, efficient transit, and sustainability
290	Sprawl - Transit - Community
291	Sprawl and Development
292	Sprawl and Phoenix-style housing developments
293	Sprawl and resulting air pollution
294	Sprawl causes pollution, lung disease. Increases transportation times. Building road infrastructure for sprawl makes effective mass transit even less likely than it already is.
295	Sprawl is depressing and soul sucking
296	Sprawl is gross but for those segments of our community that feel we need more sprawl, I would ask they strive to construct the highest quality structures possible. Could incentives be offered for new construction on abandoned/vacant areas rather than razing new tracts of desert?
297	Sprawl is not healthy nor sustainable. A little bit more density in some areas with mixed use could add to neighborhood quality of life. Not every business or residence needs a parking lot.
298	Sprawl is ugly, expensive and pointless. much less here.
299	Sprawl jeopardizes sense of community
300	Sprawl means we're not together, because we're all spread out. Downtown should draw people together
301	Sprawl of the last 30 years. The ongoing nightmare of downtown redevelopment and neglect of other areas and issues in the community.
302	Sprawl related to transportation. Sprawl causes transportation problems. It is car related development
303	Sprawl ruining the environment
304	Sprawl snuffs out the very best thing about this are.
305	Sprawl to density
306	Sprawl � need to improve connectivity
307	Sprawl- lack of connectivity and mobility and walkable neighborhoods
308	Sprawl- low density and housing not sustainable
309	Sprawl--building/zoning codes.
310	Sprawl=Increased travel time
311	Sprawl=driving=car accidents
312	Sprawled out so it's hard to connect the different directions together w/public transportation
313	Sprawled, low-density development is visually boring
314	Sprawliness
315	Sprawling development
316	Sprawling development is visually boring
317	Sprawling, need to cluster communities (drawing of mixed-up arrows going everywhere)
318	Sprawling, wasteful, unsustainable urban form
319	Sprawly, strip malls � identity crisis
320	Spread out
321	Stop Sprawl!
322	Stop building beyond the city limits and do infilling
323	Stop developers from destroying more of our foothills - kick them off the mountains, establish a southwestern theme for Tucson like in New Mexico
324	Stop people from moving further up the mountains
325	Stop sprawl
326	Stop sprawl.
327	Stop sprawling development - really part of #1 - make the urban core and central Tucson more livable with real neighborhoods that you don't need a car on the weekends if you don't want to drive, walkable neighborhoods with retail, food etc.
328	Stop the endless sprawl
329	Stop the growth of Tucson.
330	Stop the sprawl and save what is left of our Sonoran Desert before it is too late
331	Stop the sprawl.
332	Stop the urban sprawl. There still is no true heart and center of town.
333	Stop urban sprawl
334	Strip mall sprawl
335	TOO spread out
336	Takes away our beautiful desert, too many people are moving here
337	Tear down seedy neighborhoods and build high-density family homes
338	That it is still a small community, despite recent sprawl.
339	The Low-density development that has dominated over the past 40-60 years diminishes quality of life now and particularly in the future (fossil fuel use, enviro impacts, health impacts)
340	The Tucson Metropolitan Area is very large, and it keeps growing. While I know there is a demand for new housing in the area, the focus should be on building inward and fixing up existing communities instead of clearing more and more desert for subdivisions.
341	The abundant plant and animal life in our natural Sonoran environment is an inspiration. It is life's perfection expressed every day in the way these elements continue to exist well in one of the harshest environments in the world. It would be nice to force some density requirements so that we do not eradicate, by default what sets this area apart.
342	The city has been a victim to urban sprawl. I would love to see this mentality changed and see the city have a more personal connection to people and not have them rely on cars to get around.
343	The concern is development and the correlation in densities. There are area plans, but they are inadequate. There are master plans that look good but do not take into consideration the neighboring areas.
344	The current recession can be used to re-examine and re-direct our priorities from a boom-town that caters to massive housing projects leap-frogging into the rural areas to an innovative community that capitalizes on our abundant sunshine and invests in the most dense areas of the valley with infrastructure improvements. It would benefit all of us if we stopped promoting new development and started investing in jobs that are sustainable and in the city that is already here.
345	The downtown is improving, but to encourage more people to spend more time there, it needs multi-use development. We need people LIVING there. In my mind this is a better solution than a giant new convention center and hotel (I'm glad that notion is currently out of favor).
346	The environment needs saving and this city will soon turn into a Phoenix if the sprawl is allowed to continue. Places, like Boulder, that limit growth are more valued.
347	The high density/poorly planned urban sprawl in certain areas
348	The history, being able to live without destroying our beautiful desert re-using rather than tearing down and spreading out
349	The lack of convenient cross-town transporation has pushed many developers to the far edges of the city, and even out into the county. This has lost tax income from potential infill development due to commuters not wanting to spend 1+ hours in mid-/cross-town traffic.
350	The low density development patterns.
351	The low density/intensity development patterns threaten the summer climate of area and also the natural environment.
352	The more a town sprawls and grows, the more diluted it gets in terms of culture. I love the downtown and central areas of town because of the history and culture it harbors. Miles and miles of subdivisions brings in more 'sameness.'
353	The mountain and desert areas are amazingly beautiful and something that sets Tucson apart from other Southern Az cities is that it embraces the natural landscape instead of plowing over it to make room for 'cookie cutter' developments.
354	The mountains are beautiful reminders that an escape from the city is a short trip away, and the expanses of desert provide welcome relief from the urban sprawl.
355	The perimeter of Tucson should be kept natural and infill within the existing limits would allow growth without further destruction of the landscape.
356	The propensity to abandon the middle for the outskirts.
357	The sprall
358	The sprawl
359	The sprawl factor is really terrible here. It takes at least 20 minutes to get anywhere. There are very few walkable communities in the city. Everything is spread out and there are way too many empty strip malls in this city.
360	The sprawl of Tucson is shameful. Many of us live here for the easy access to wild places. Many of these wild places are being converted to housing developments and decreasing our quality of life.
361	The sprawling bland urban landscape
362	The spreadoutness of everything
363	The urban sprawl
364	The vast size of the urban valley creates traffic and pollution!
365	The very reason that many of us are drawn to this area--the beauty of the Southwest--keeps getting gobbled up by endless sprawl. This is not a problem unique to Tucson, by any means, but it's sad to see the huge swatches of desert I remember from my youth plowed over to make room for more strip malls and cookie-cutter developments. We need to use in-fill and possibly build more vertically to preserve the outlying areas. At some point, if this valley becomes too developed, I won't want to live here anymore.
366	The way we've grown - sprawl
367	Ther are still 'communities of interest' and a downtown scene, even though we have spread out so much and increased population (since 70's when I moved here)
368	There are many vacant commercial spaces (sprawl increases vacancy rates)
369	There are many vacant, abondoned properties and buildings that should to be occupied or repurposed rather than fostering future indiscrimate growth. Need to protect wild spaces that are Tucson's identity and heritage.
370	There are some areas around downtown that have gooten great facelifts. I wish there was more of a focus on this type of growth and rebuilding rather than urban sprawl and subdivisions.
371	There are too many vacant lots that are very dusty and unattractive and take away from the appeal of the city.
372	There are way to many empty plots of land
373	There is a need for changes to local zoning that allows for higher-density, mixed-use developments with living spaces located about grocery stores and other shops
374	There is a true sense of community because we are small enough to have that. I'm very concerned that we continue to expand our community and build more and more homes as it will tax our limited resources.
375	There is no urban density here
376	This is a desert and not every sprawling private community needs a golf course, nor is there water to sustain such extravagance! In my view, it is a game that uses resources that are precious in this climate wastefully and is a game of exculsivity and not inclusivity. The continual building of new housing does not seem to keep in mind the limited water resources with which we live.
377	This is a growing need that is barely being met in some neighborhoods. I work in social services and there are seveal low-income neighborhoods which could greatly benefit from a community center or newer development in their areas. There should be incentives to build up run down areas rather than continuously pushing outwards, creating a larger doughnut effect.
378	This is important because it will keep developers from continuing to go east and north and raping our foothills to offer new housing to buyers. Developers need to be more thoughtful of how many new faucets they apply for when building for the flood of mid westerners and easterners coming to Tucson. We need to think of building enough to accomodate our younger generations as they grow their families and stop attracting the flood of outsiders.
379	Those houses off of I-10 heading south are terrible. Who would want to live there? They are unsightly and unnatural, California style sprawl. It's a shame developers can get away with it.
380	To keep from sprawl we need density, but it hurts views (example: TMC)
381	To minimize the sprawl by better land use planning and infill.
382	To protect the desert that remains. Keeps transportation costs down
383	To show better respect for our natual surroundings it is important to use better planning as a tool to consolidate growth in the areas that are best suited for it. It is also important to provide wildlife corridors to maintain our natural ecosystems.
384	Tons of people to support all the events, and we have a nice down-town to congregate. But, we're spread out enough to avoid traffic woes, congestion, noise and hassle of big city.
385	Too many zoning laws that prevent business infill
386	Too much expansion and homes being built
387	Too much expansion and not using what is available. We are not using the buildings that are already in existence, we keep building out and destroying our views
388	Too much pavement-sprawl/too many cars/not livable
389	Too much sprawl
390	Too much sprawl and thin development. Create more dense development patterns and reclaim open space around more dense development areas. Get the same number of people in less land area.
391	Too spread out...need more ped freindly areas
392	Town centers vs. urban sprawl, mixed use areas
393	Town is getting too big and crowded. I dread having to make cross city trips. Encourage density downtown.
394	Town isn't too spread out. The city is relatively clean, low in crime, bike friendly, and neighborhood friendly throughout.
395	Traffic in Tucson can be horrific at times and because the city is so spread out it takes a long time to get from one place to another
396	Transportation and finish infill
397	Transportation is critical in this town, but the town is spread over great distances and we are fast losing good flow. People find it hard to get to places of employment--so the bus system needs to be expanded and enhanced.
398	Try to clean up some of the industrial area sprawl. perhaps restrict this activity through more deliberate zoning laws
399	Tucson always takes the quick fix instead making sound long term goals. We should be giving resources and create new code to infill projects, boosting independently run small businesses and keep our surrounding environment a place where all creatures can live. Take on stweardship of our environment seriously.
400	Tucson and the metro area would benefit from better public transit which could be supported by higher densities/intensities of uses.
401	Tucson can only sprawl in growth so much; it's more 'contained' than Phoenix of L.A.
402	Tucson has a great heritage of conservation and remaining close to our desert surroundings. Large areas of open space are intermixed with the suburban growth - and while many people would prefer less 'sprawl' this pattern of ranch homes on acreage is truly a unique characteristic of Tucson that sets it apart from many urban, planned communities. While new urbanization is very much supported, I think it is important to also recognize how much of the flavor of Tucson comes from individuals being able to live close to the desert (as opposed to close to work, shopping, or entertainment venues). The challenge is to find infrastructure (regional transportation options) that can bridge those individuals who choose to live closer to the desert with those who choose the new urbanization.
403	Tucson has a lot of problems, but is unwilling to make investments in its infrastructure in order to fix problems and prepare for a good future. Taxes are way too low and too many funds are wasted on anti-immigration and 'securing the border'. Unless leaders take draconian measures to stop Mexicans coming to Tucson, their efforts aren't going to make a difference. Perhaps it is better to save money by cutting back on border security and have a few more people to work as dishwashers and gardeners. Furthermore, Tucson needs to stop urban sprawl. Delivering services to remote parts of the city are a waste. The city should learn how to build up, not build out. Outlying regions should be de-annexed.
404	Tucson has been sprawling for decades. Its lack of long range planning has given birth to competitive outlying communities that are upstaging and undermining Tucson's infrastructure needs. Oro Valley will soon become the cultural destination because of its tight planning and growth controls. Marana will suck the area dry of water with its lack of restricted growth.
405	Tucson has been sprawling too long to the edges, and we'd all be better served if people rewalized that density is not necessarily a bad thing. I have lived downtown in the barrio for 23 years and would like to see it more vital.
406	Tucson has spread too wide, and therefore our resources are stretched thin, our pollution increased through increased travel, and our city core lost.
407	Tucson is a 'pancake city' which has unfortunately sprawled too far in all direction. This has grave consequences, i.e air quality (I have asthma so this is very important to me), the amount of our land covered by asphalt, both roads and parking (increases the heat island effect, among other negative impacts), we spend too much of our lives driving from our home to our place of work, and the manner in which our neighborhoods are effected, i.e. our neighborhoods are not walkable (in general).
408	Tucson is a big city, and also a very sprawled city. I would like to see having more businesses filling in the areas that are surprisingly vacant like the surrounding area of downtown. Having a dense area of business and good public transportation within/coming in and out of that particular area is what I miss most being from Chicago.
409	Tucson is a prime example of a sprawling western city. Encouraging compact central communities with safe walking and biking districts and proximity to restaurants and bars is desirable.
410	Tucson is a very wide-spread city, and it's hard to get around without the car. The bus is there but not very useful
411	Tucson is in danger of becoming as big and ungainly as Phoenix. The low-density development and sprawl wastes resources and threatens the natural beauty of our surroundings. I worry that the city planning will deter from the creation of a good mass transit system.
412	Tucson is in danger of sprawling as Phoenix has done. I know the state government hampers local efforts for things like growth boundaries. I would like to see a vibrant down town and nice neighborhoods, with shops etc, that have a distinct atmosphere, not very similar shopping malls popping up around the area.
413	Tucson is so spread out that it's hard to get across town
414	Tucson is so spread out, some locations of our region are filled with history, shopping, and personal services. On the southwest side of town, there are multiple housing developments with little nearby shopping/personal services.
415	Tucson is too low density and needs to stop sprawling outwards
416	Tucson is too spread out, and a bustling community center that has shops, restaurants, stores, etc. that is most importantly _walkable_ boosts community even more.
417	Tucson is vast and wide enough already. Fill in the mid-town areas that are under utilized and refill the public schools by investing in established neighborhoods and quit building seas of red roof tiles out in the boonies.
418	Tucson needs increased density, an improved downtown, and more 'walkable urban areas' - personally I would use these areas.
419	Tucson needs more density and urban vitality, especially downtown
420	Tucson needs more mixed use 'centers', more 'places' with character throughout the region. More density and walkability in certain places near retail and other neighborhood services would connect me to my neighborhood and reduce the amount of time I spend in the car.
421	Tucson needs to be allowed to transform into a denser city in order to increase overall efficiency and make it more appealing to young people. This may help to retain students post graduation.
422	Tucson needs to be more livable - more mass transit, pedestrian corridors, bike lanes. there is too much sprawl that destroys the environment/ecosystems that make tucson unique. need more connectivity through multi-modal transportation to help local economy/businesses.
423	Tucson seems to think that it's a small city and, if we improve the city's traffic by creating a loop for 10 around the north and east side of town, we'll invite sprawl. But looking from Gates Pass at night to the east shows our little valley full of city. I'd love to improve traffic flow.
424	Tucson suffers from over/careless development in construction and from too much meddling by people who have made fortunes promoting their cars and homes. Sustainable growth is an oxymoron in this desert. Business may hire and pay employees, but it should not have disproportionate influence in community affairs. The employees of any given business are the voters, not the business itself.
425	Tucson urban sprawl is not managed. Outlying areas are developed over infill development. This doubles the urban impact footprint.
426	Tucson's downtown has become mainly a business section, rather than having shopping, restaurants, parking and entertainment a bigger part of downtown.
427	Tucson's older neighborhoods lend themselves to a richer community life, cheaper public infrastructure and a more sustainable use of natural resources than the sprawling newer ones along its perimeter. This is important to me because Tucson is my native home, and this aspect of it suffers under the the politics and economics of sprawl.
428	Tucson's older neighborhoods tend to attract politically progressive inhabitants, whose intuitions on public policy lean towards interdependency and shared resources. This is important to me because urban progressive views like mine are typically opposed by the politics of sprawl.
429	Tucson, like so many other southwestern cities, is continually trying to balance the needs of growth with maintaining our landscape as a community. More infill is needed, and a much more concentrated development plan, without selling out to big developers.
430	Ugly streets - we need infill projects.
431	Unabated sprawl
432	Uncontrolled sprawl
433	Unmanaged growth, i.e., sprawl, results in the destruction of natural environment, including air quality, which is one of our region's most important assets. Sprawl is also not conducive to community-building.
434	Urban Sprawl/Unmanaged Growth
435	Urban infill and architectural quality
436	Urban sprall consumes natural resources needlessly, breaks continuity with total community sense. Ends is territorialness
437	Urban sprawl
438	Urban sprawl - bad air quality
439	Urban sprawl - more careful development
440	Urban sprawl and accompanying development/traffic will destroy teh quality of life here if it remains unchecked.
441	Urban sprawl and development
442	Urban sprawl is destructive and should be curbed. The myth of limitless land in western cities is done.
443	Urban sprawl is occuring and an alarming rate; need to be proactive in planning for the future to be more cost efficient and environmentally concious while meeting the needs of the public
444	Very disconnected community, no sense of relationships
445	Very spread out city
446	Very spread out. Cars are necessary because distances are not walkable
447	Viewscape preservation vs. density and other tradeoffs
448	WIth density, we can have mass transit, walking spaces, storefront developments, and fun. Get out of our cars.
449	Want to live and contribute to sustaining the health and vigor of a smaller city that is surrounded by open land and rural type living; want to ensure sprawl does not destroy the rural western feel
450	Way too much sprawl, too much growth
451	We are a big city. this place actis like a small town, quibbles over little things. We need to become a real city. Mayor and Council need to be full time positions. voting needs to be done by wards. Urban sprawl needs to be stopped/controlled, not like it is now by the developers.
452	We are a spread out community as are most of the western states cities. If we want some sort of urban center light rail would be a great way to connect the dots in town. High speed train between here & Phoenix would be good
453	We are destroying the outer lying areas of Tucson by inviting developers and home builders to construct suburban districts that have a long lasting impact on the enviornment and economy. With the plummeting house markets and open spaces within the confines of city limits (empty or abandoned spaces), we should be penalizing development on the fringe to promote growth within the city limits.
454	We are going to have one and two story buildings from Nogales to Anthem if we don't figure out how to do thoughtful density planning. I think neighborhood councils have too much power to veto local development. I know that this idea is anathema to Tucson, but these groups block progress.
455	We are no longer a small town and need to make some big changes to adapt
456	We are too spread out. Development needs to be more dense and we need more smart infill to improve sustainability - less water use, less air pollution, more preserved natural land
457	We badly need fast access, e.g., freeway where Grant Road is now, and perhaps a north/south express up Wilmot or Alvernon. Tucson is not Portland, it is a large , sprawling city now, but you can't move around it without much time and delay. A better infrastructure would facilitate business, tourism and cleaner air.
458	We don't need to build/develop any further up in the foothills
459	We have numerous empty, dilapidated, neglected buildings and spaces which give the city a generally run-down unattractive look. I dislike the sprawl that is taking place on the outskirts of Tucson with cookie cutter shopping centers and housing developments.
460	We just need to do more for our own sustainability and brad has written the exhaustive authority on rainwater harvesting. we all need to rein in the suburban sprawl and focus on creating a high density downtown with lots of residential spaces and more parking esp. on 4th ave.
461	We keep claiming our wilderness when we have so much building area in town
462	We live and work in the center of Tucson near the UofA and Downtown. We are excited about the street car and responsible infill/ I hate mini-dorms
463	We lose our spirit of community due to widespread development
464	We need to build some higher density housing closer to the center of town, instead of sprawling out so much. that would go with the transportation, and help us create more culture.
465	We need to control sprawl.
466	We need to preserve our foothills and mountains. They become un-sightly quickly when housing or commercial development is allowed on our mountains.
467	We risk inner city blight (already have inner city blight) when we allow residents to continue to abandon the old for the new. I see formerly beautiful neighborhoods rundown by landlords who do not take care of their rental properties with any sense of pride. The older, larger lots become parking lots of excess recreational vehicles, clunkers and the cars of multiple adults renting. It makes 'older' Tucson look unattractive and not worthy of the investment of business.
468	We still think in terms of single-family detached residences (The "American Dream"). Different times now
469	We want to downsize from a large home to a condo or patio home development with no outside maintenance responsibility, but Tucson does not have this yet. We baby boomers want our living space, but not tied down with maintenance, especially yard maintenance.
470	We're compact, yet spread out.
471	We've lost a lot desert thru sprawl--it's time for higher density
472	Well, for one I live downtown. The history, the people, access to the freeway and the density of commercial and residential properties make my life more interesting and worthwhile. There's music, food and events (2nd Saturdays, Tucson Meet Yourself and TCC).
473	What's with sending water clear out Valencia? Why are we not building within instead of sprawling out every where. And why are we building more than we have buyers for. It not only destroys our beautiful desert, it hurts existing homeowners who are trying to sell. Why are there no connecting highways instead of all this street traffic!!!
474	Where we do have growth, it should be more dense
475	Where will density go?
476	Who likes sprawl? It's resource inefficient and ugly.
477	Will bring people in if some mixed use
478	With extreme sprawl we will reduce the natural beauty of the environment
479	With sprawl, you lose the sense of place and the unique identify of the Tucson region. You also destroy the resources that make this area so desirable and attractive.
480	Without going crazy, nearly every area within Tucson could double it's density and still feel spatious - but I like the two to three story feel except for downtown where anything should go...
481	You don't have to be Phoenix, there are ways to develop without sprawl. I don't want to be Phoenix, but we can look at the things that they do well
482	Zoning density increased in urban area. No sprawl.