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I think all foods for schools should be locally sourced and that schools should become an engine for sustainability. The edible schoolyard is an idea for a curriculum in the public schools that will bring children into a new relationship with food...children will have an opportunity to see where food comes from. They will be able to work in the garden and in the kitchen, and to serve food to their classmates in the dining room.

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What is the appropriate density?

Submitted by Marc Lefkowitz  |  Last edited January 26, 2007 - 3:06pm

"Although the precise level of density at which there is a dramatic shift toward transit use is the subject of debate, there appears to be consensus in (urban planning) literature that net residential densities of seven to ten dwelling units per acre is necessary to support a public transit system," EcoCity Cleveland's Joseph MacDonald, Ph.D, writes in his dissertation. 

Macdonald cites new urbanism author Peter Calthorpe, who supports a minimum residential density threshold of seven units per acre in neighborhood districts, ten units per acre for the overall district, and twelve units per acre within urban areas. 

Net residential density is defined as the number of dwelling units per acre in residential or mixed use, while gross residential density includes the land area plus infrastructure, open space and exclusively non-residential uses.

Where are the best opportunities for RTA to develop a mixed-use TOD project with twelve, or even seven to ten, units per acre?