wal mart

Sebastian Wren wrote:
>
> At one time, they had described this as a "different kind of Wal-Mart,"
> designed for a more urban setting. This drawing, of course, shows us
> what we knew from the beginning... this is just another typical
> Wal-Mart.
>

I'm far from a fan of Walmart, but I believe the original (new "urban")
design was scaled back as a result of the pressure applied by RG4N
against the development.

Greetings.

Construction on the Wal-Mart at Northcross Mall had halted for a while,
but it has started up again. Now Wal-Mart has released new renderings
for their building.

http://impactnews.com/central-austin/recent-news/6952

At one time, they had described this as a "different kind of Wal-Mart,"
designed for a more urban setting. This drawing, of course, shows us
what we knew from the beginning...

It was the wrong link.

It was the wrong link.

> Jody Horton Wrote:
> HOW IN THE WORLD DOES A NEIGHBORHOOD PRESIDENT WHO PRIDES HIMSELF ON
> BIKIING OR WALKING FOR 90% OF HIS TRANSPORTATION NEEDS END UP
> ALIGNING
> HIMSELF WITH A BIG BOX DEVELOPER THAT TRIED TO BUILD A WAL-MART OVER
> THE AQUIFER?

Neighbors and friends (if I have any left). I did indeed write the
letter to the Chronicle that Jody was posting a link to. I don't
think he understood my letter, though, because I was clearly not

That Chronicle link did not work for me. I did however search on 'Sebastian
Wren' and came up with the following:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid:99016

>
> Yep, its these guys (whoever they are) that are distorting the truth.
>
> Come on, neighbors!
>