How we're growing as a city

It seems almost surreal at the rate of which we have grown in the past 10 years as a city. And the weirdest thing is it seems that we've been doing somewhat wrong in my mind. Why do we have 5 big-box buildings on the same commercial land plot and then a large plot of vacant land near the freeway? And yet Meridian continues to expand upward towards Lynden? Why do the big-box stores find it easier to go outward towards our city limits causing more traffic as more people are required to take a vehicle to get there. The city has speculation over land use, why then do we have a problem with development going outward when we have a large lot of unused commercial space sitting right there?

The life and times have gone too quick

I've been everywhere in odd very distinct directions. Shot down south for Northern California to see the Redwoods. Now I'm here in Jersey for a funeral. What's next Alaska and Japan? I'm getting too pooped to drive.