> The devotion to open-space around Stanford/Palo Alto actually comes out of the backlash to all the highway construction in the 50s and 60s. And here I though

> The devotion to open-space around Stanford/Palo Alto actually comes out of the backlash to all the highway construction in the 50s and 60s. And here I thought it was because Stanford owns over 8,000 acres and is exempt from paying state property taxes on it. :) Cite: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/business/california-scrutinizes-property-tax-exemption-of-nonprofits.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/business/california-scruti...