Bias on city planning

I always chuckle when I read a Nick Deshais article. His bias is so blatant that it’s humorous. But I wasn’t laughing when I read his article on the proposed Greenstone project (“South Hill neighbors opposed to development plans,” March 7), because this time his bias affects the neighborhood where our kids play. We get it, Nick: you like bikes. But for local residents it’s more important to be able to walk in our neighborhood than it is for someone to be able ride a bike through it.

To say the “proposal fulfills the goals set out in the city’s Comprehensive Plan” is your interpretation of the Comp Plan, your opinion – your bias. Ask Hamblen residents if the proposal is congruent with the Comp Plan and you will get a different answer. The site is adjacent to a District Center/Corridor, not in one, and thus the single-family character of our neighborhood should be protected. The Comp Plan calls for arterials not to bisect neighborhoods as it creates undesirable barriers to pedestrian circulation, thus Crestline should not be extended.

Nick, you captured residents’ disapproval of this current proposal. But please don’t mar an honest public debate with your personal preferences on city planning.

Drew Repp

Spokane