The Bay Meadows Development Project

By Raymond Stoklosa · April 25th, 2008

Talk about controversy… the Bay Meadows Development Project has more people expressing their opinions and staking out positions than there are passing through the Carlmont Starbucks each week. So why not mine too?

Well I’ve seen many well-intentioned men and women take up positions on the topic for various reasons and, frankly, I don’t get many of their stances. If there is an issue here at all, it is: what is the most cost-effective and best use of this property? – It’s clearly not a financially troubled race track.

Those who fight for keeping the track because of its historical significance should be reminded that we have museums for that type of remembrance. And, those that argue about increased traffic and congestion must keep in mind that increasing congestion on the Peninsula is inevitable. The Peninsula is growing because people want to live here, that demand for property here will increase congestion no matter what. Finally those that say, “we don’t want the new development because it’s ugly,” have even shakier ground to stand on as beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The portion of Bay Meadows Development in place today is a substantial improvement over what stood there previously and the next phase will dramatically improve upon what is there now.

Remember, change is inevitable. Fighting change is useless, but helping change move in the right direction is not.

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