We support and applaud any revitalization and redevelopment projects in Piscataquis County. Though proposed for a greenfield (undeveloped land) this project is an alternative to typical suburban sprawl.
We propose a density of some 40 dwelling units per acre, in a county where minimum lot sizes of 2 or 3 acres are the norm.
There is a growing realization of the advantages of densification of existing settled places, but the US population is growing rapidly.
Can’t we possibly spare an 800 yard patch of land to create one alternative model for the greenfield development that will happen in the US as the population increases by the projected 100 million over the next 40 years?
Dense urban areas do have the attributes of lower transport energy use. But that is only if the density is also connected. Connected, that is to the places people want and need to go. Your dense population would have a traffic jam all the way to the nearest towns where the people work and shop and attend school and church. This kind of urban sprawl is not better than the other.