I live in a quiet, beautiful old subdivision. It has large lots and lots of fully mature trees because back when it was built, developers didn't start off by bulldozing everything. It's not fancy and it's definitely middle-class (at most) but it's special to me.
This morning I reached into my mailbox and found a note from the homeowner's association that covered a few local topics, including the fact that our contact information had been requested concerning a local roadbuilding project. The Exxon HQ is going in about 2 miles as the crow flies from my front door and the entire area is undergoing frenzied development. Now I find out that the people who are building the closest section of the Grand Parkway want to be able to contact me.
This sorta brought home to me something I've known for a couple of years but hadn't really taken to heart. In a short period of time, as these things go, I will be living within a literal stones throw (assuming I can use a slingshot) of a freeway. I'll probably have a direct line-of-sight through the trees behind the houses across the street from me owing to the fact that this section will be elevated. Thankfully, there will be no exits or interchange near me, just a grade separation.
For those of you with experience, what's it like living next to a freeway?
This morning I reached into my mailbox and found a note from the homeowner's association that covered a few local topics, including the fact that our contact information had been requested concerning a local roadbuilding project. The Exxon HQ is going in about 2 miles as the crow flies from my front door and the entire area is undergoing frenzied development. Now I find out that the people who are building the closest section of the Grand Parkway want to be able to contact me.
This sorta brought home to me something I've known for a couple of years but hadn't really taken to heart. In a short period of time, as these things go, I will be living within a literal stones throw (assuming I can use a slingshot) of a freeway. I'll probably have a direct line-of-sight through the trees behind the houses across the street from me owing to the fact that this section will be elevated. Thankfully, there will be no exits or interchange near me, just a grade separation.
For those of you with experience, what's it like living next to a freeway?