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Plenty of Room at the Gill Tract: Mixed-Use Illustrated

Playing baseball in the cornfield? Is the umpire not only blind, but demented as well? We accommodate all of Albany's competing interests in a cartoon.

In the wake of the , some wonder how the University of California plans to accommodate all of the interests competing for the remainder.

The attached illustration should help the skeptical see that intelligently-designed mixed-use development can enhance the experience for everyone. Baseball spikes will aerate the soil for the urban gardeners. The Whole Foods Market can expand into "You-Pick" urban-farmed vegetables, while officiating at Little League games will enrich the lives of the seniors living upstairs. Win-win-win-win!

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