ACL Live at the Moody Theater
Don't Box Northcross In
RECEIVED Wed., June 21, 2006
Dear Editor,
Please bear with me while I put this in perspective: Northcross Mall is situated minutes from Mopac and 183, it will be within walking distance of a commuter rail station, and it has an established infrastructure of good schools and governmental facilities. Moreover, it is a capstone to the Burnet retail corridor, a street that keeps Austin, well, Austin.
For this reason I find it hard to believe that Lincoln Property wants to simply convert the mall into a big-box center. Do they not see how easy (and profitable) it would be to incorporate new-urbanist principles into their blueprints?
Moreover, I cannot believe that the president of the Allandale Neighborhood Association has already given it her public approval. I can only put faith in the Statesman’s track record and assume that they misquoted her.
With the exception of Mueller, Northcross Mall is presently the most lucrative piece of land within the city limits. I am hopeful that the residents of Allandale, our City Council, and the city as a whole will lobby Lincoln Property and help them realize that an alternative to big boxes exists.
Please bear with me while I put this in perspective: Northcross Mall is situated minutes from Mopac and 183, it will be within walking distance of a commuter rail station, and it has an established infrastructure of good schools and governmental facilities. Moreover, it is a capstone to the Burnet retail corridor, a street that keeps Austin, well, Austin.
For this reason I find it hard to believe that Lincoln Property wants to simply convert the mall into a big-box center. Do they not see how easy (and profitable) it would be to incorporate new-urbanist principles into their blueprints?
Moreover, I cannot believe that the president of the Allandale Neighborhood Association has already given it her public approval. I can only put faith in the Statesman’s track record and assume that they misquoted her.
With the exception of Mueller, Northcross Mall is presently the most lucrative piece of land within the city limits. I am hopeful that the residents of Allandale, our City Council, and the city as a whole will lobby Lincoln Property and help them realize that an alternative to big boxes exists.
Rad Tollett
