• ptc075@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Stories like this always remind me of the Peter’s parking deck at GA Tech. The couple that donated the land wanted it to be a park, so that the students would have a green place to play and relax. Once Tech had the land, they put a parking deck there instead. But they put a basketball court on the top level so that they technically met the letter of the law.

    In fairness, as a student I needed that parking deck way more than I needed the park.

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      1 day ago

      omg, never knew about this donation. Sad, but also in the spirit of an engineer doing absolute minimum to pass compliance while achieving what you need. Whats the good word!

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      21 hours ago

      The said part there is truly that the you needed a parking lot more than greenspace.