Exercise 4.2.A

The reading states that member of city council want to adopt a new plan to improve the aera between a lake and bay in the downtown . The plan is about cut trees and vacant lots between building, and make spaces for stories in street -level and and spaces for residential use as well. However,  the listing  disagree with the reading and says that this plan will destroy the lake view .The professer gives alternative plan to make this area a park ,and this will benefit all people not only the developers
   After that the reading talks about how this plan going to help needed-housing in the downtown core. It talks about the feature in the building such as swimming pool, tennis court and restaurants. Thus are going to attract people to live in downtown .Unlike the reading ,the listening says that this building going to be to expansive for must  people  , especially people how work in the stories in the same area will not be able to afford it .
 Finally, The reading says that the plan going to benefit the city by providing new jobs ,sales taxes , wood uses , and attract people to visit and live in the downtown area. Which is going to improve the city economically. The professer refutes this point by saying this plan will help only the developers industry .Moreover, this plan will affects the enverment   negatively by cutting the tree instead of extension green area .