Neighborhoods are threatened by monster homes, teardowns, and lawn-paving. Neal Peirce suggests a sustainable solution.
"Given the fast shrinkage of the size of the average American family, what in the world is the need for massive living and dining rooms, kitchens large enough to cook meals for dozens of people, multiple bathrooms per person, three or four built-in garages with doors staring blankly at the street, and, upstairs, an eruption of gargantuan bedrooms serviced by dressing rooms large enough to store all of Imelda Marcos' shoes?"
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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