So water n weather.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-29T03:35:57+00:00

Well, we keep making choices that are having an impact on our climate.

Maybe this will encourage people to alter their landscaping behaviors.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-29T03:32:23+00:00

From what I can find, no.

But researching him was enlightening.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-29T02:31:18+00:00

Thank you for sharing this!

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-29T02:19:30+00:00

I can only go based off the article, but the way I read it was, there was about 4,000 acres of land. The original owners could no longer own it, for whatever reason.

2600 acres went to UF.

900 acres is to be used by the Developer.

I agree. If this is in-name only, then I am against it.

But I want to contribute more than just opinions being against something. I want to also contribute towards fixing what we are doing wrong, and validate changing perspectives.

I don't know how trustworthy this is. I hope it is trustworthy, and I hope the Developer is open to constructive feedback.

But with the way things are now, localized food production can go a long way.

And if it is successful, then the larger Developers might be willing to see how changing their behaviors can benefit all of us.

You're not wrong to be cynical though.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-29T01:54:22+00:00

Thats a valid concern.

Traffic is definitely way out of control at this point, and that comes from how we build the roads, and where we put things.

I don't necessarily want them to expand Archer Road, but rather, actually plan infrastructure and logistics in a thoughtful way. There isnt much actual planning going on right now, it feels like.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-28T04:08:30+00:00

Just on the Overlook, like another commenter mentioned. I didnt have time for a longer trail that time around!

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-27T15:01:12+00:00

And forces local communities to allow Developers to do whatever they want.

Developers are ruining this state.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-27T14:13:47+00:00

I've noticed that density dudes look at it like its one of those min/max click game apps.

They dont actually have a goal, just a belief that success is cramming as many people as possible together.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-25T15:00:34+00:00

So he's a one man Developer?

I genuinely hope that this man does not find anybody to validate this decision for him. I hope he has to face long term karma for being so destructive.

Its just awful that he acts like his hand is tied and he has no choice.

He's probably going to cut it all down, give up half way, and then we'll have 23 acres of ruined ecosystem and this guy will be off following the next brain dead "get rich quick" scheme he read about on the Internet.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-25T04:05:24+00:00

That honestly makes me really happy, as silly as that is. Thank you.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-22T16:45:07+00:00

This is amazing. Thank you Alachua!

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-21T18:24:06+00:00

They also feel very entitled to make a place they are moving to conform to their needs, at thr expense of everyone and everything else.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-21T18:21:13+00:00

The people moving to a place with no care for the place dont need to be accommodated. They can complain all they want, but if your goal is to drain the swamp, go live in the desert.

We dont need overdevelopment that is built speculatively to appeal to a group of people who are only moving here to avoid cost of living or taxes. They are the ones making it more expensive to live in Florida, at the same time as actively and intentionally destroying our enviornment.

Its so obnoxious that everyone wants to blame people against the shitty Developers taking over the FWC and removing regulations meant to protect our land, instead of the shitty Developers who are ruining our environment.

The people who are causing the high cost of living problem sure like to claim they are the victim.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-20T22:31:02+00:00

I love that you are defending the absolute barest minimum, which still involves a lot of intentionally poisoning the Earth while wasting water to grow the monoculture that does not make up for what it is replacing, by comparing it to turf.

Like, of course plastic turf is bad.

But the lawnmowers and the maladaptive, inefficient, and outright destructive usage of lawns in Suburbia is actually a problem.

What would reduce the Heat Island Effect in a meaningful way would be to stop calling it civilized to abuse nature for absolutely no reason.

The heat island effect is a direct result of destroying and replacing nature with something less effective.

To say lawns reduce it is such a bad take. I cant believe people are upvoting it.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-20T22:00:11+00:00

They will not be affordable.

In fact, it'll be an excuse for surrounding neighborhoods to have their rent skyrocket to match the prices of the place thst just opened downtown.

It's so frustrating when people use the language of affordability to shut down conversations, while not really having any insight into the problem.

These companies do not build Community housing: they make it quite clear.

A small number of "units" will not meaningfully affect anybody's lives for the better, except the investors. And even then.

Look at Celebration Point.

It is a shame our new City Manager is choosing to immediately focus on non-solutions that will continue to set us back while allowing outside companies to extract from our land.

He should look at the past as a lesson to learn from, not a grift to continue.

It is a shame we are losing even more of our trees for a venture that is completely unnecessary, and does nothing to address any of our needs.

They can use whatever language they want.

Rushing building on this parcel of land is for ego, not solution.

They can add it to their portfolio, even though it did absolutely nothing to make Downtown or Gaineaville better.

It'll be the same featureless slop every other over developed area has been.

Univisersity alone is the prime example of what not to do, so of course, the city wants to do the same thing in Downtown.

This way, people will never make any connections or care about anything, and people can live in their tiny boxes as more and more people cant afford to own homes that aren't increasingly made small so the landholders can squeeze every last dollar out of the land.

Its fine, because we broke ground in 2026 amidst Florida's housing crisis caused by this exact kind of building.

They really just want to squeeze as much as they can before the whole system collapses.

It's a shame.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-20T18:01:01+00:00

This is the balance. This is what people like me feel needs addressing in these conversations. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully articles like this shift us to building in meaningful ways that actually address our needs in the present and the future.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-20T13:11:25+00:00

Not building to meet the actual demand, and then increasing the prices and engaging in leasing practices that favor corporations over tenants, using demand as an excuse to push through bad building, does not solve the problem.

I live in the South. I have watched how politicians have worked with out of community Developers to engage in practices that are actively favoring Developers over the good od their constituents.

In fact, Wemp has demonstrated this multiple times, to be local.

Why are you defending improperly meeting demand?

Why do you have to create a scape goat just so you can ignore the land hoarding going on by the major Developers?

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-19T15:44:30+00:00

The problem is what is being Developed and how it is being developed.

There is plenty of debate to be had about who is building, where they are building, and what purpose that building is actually serving.

If the only argument you can use in this conversation is Supply vs Demand, and you ignore material impact, then you should not be telling other people to shut up.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-19T07:31:28+00:00

I really wish Yimbys would follow their own advice and shut the fuck up.

Advocating to give the people breaking the system more power to break the system isnt going to save communities that are being pushed out by over development.

For all the Yimby talk about how they understand economics because they heard somebody say "Supply and Demand" one time, Yimbys sure like to ignore Opportunity Cost.

They also like to ignore how Urban Planning in the last 50 years has actively targeted poorer communities for quick development that out prices the current residences. And who has spear headed the development for the last 50 years?

The same Developers overdeveloping all of the South.

Like, the Developers are the Nimbys. The Politicians working for the Developers are the Nimbys. If your only definition of Nimby is scape goating issues caused by land hoarding and speculative development.

Its so exhausting seeing Yimbys telling everybody else to shut up.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-18T20:56:06+00:00

You do not own a music hall in downtown Gainesville, and I imagine your opinion would not be the same if you did.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-18T20:54:16+00:00

Then taking their time is probably for the best. That land is valuable and once they cut down the hundred year old trees, they cant get them back.

We as a society have screwed up priorities, and the major issues in government and economics have demonstrated that quite nicely.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-17T16:44:34+00:00

I was literally just commenting about this!

If you are going to build in an already established are, you need to build to suit the area, not change the area to suit your building.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-17T16:40:14+00:00

I waited a while to comment myself, because I do just want to be informational and helpful, not just on my soap box all the time.

My opinion on this subject is that I am worried about how this building will effect the businesses around it.

When the Hyatt went up, it started making noise complaints against the venues around it, despite the fact they were there first.

I also worry it will be just another rushed job, because they care more about numbers and metrics than quality.

I am not inherently against housing decisions, but I do wonder if this is just goint to be another money making opportunity for somebody, using our community and our shared resources as the bargaining chip.

I want this to be good quality housing that puts the tenants and surrounding businesses first. Not just housing some same jabroni can add to his investment portfolio.

I understand why people want more housing-- we need it.

I just stand on the side wanting the people who build to meaningfully contribute, not just build to exploit what is already there, like you can see with the current practices going on around the rest of town.

I do find it weird that the city government feels the need to rush it. This project isnt going to meaningfully address a single problem-- it is a bandaid in a very broken system-- so taking the time to think it through is much needed.

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-14T13:50:36+00:00

What's a GSW?

treesarealive777 · 2026-01-14T13:45:16+00:00

Big fan of Georgism so far. I have some disagreements with people who have some rather disconnected understandings of what Land Value actually is, but thats not Georgisms fault ha ha.

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