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When development blocks your neighborhood views

The new apartment complex blocked the mountain view from my kitchen window and I know I do not own the scenery but losing it feels like losing part of why I live here.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The privatization of beauty that once felt shared challenges our sense of what we can reasonably expect to remain stable in our surroundings.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Neighborhood and place-based belonging?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.