In a rapidly changing world like ours, it’s only natural there is some nostalgia for simpler, more familiar times. After all, no change comes without cost, some of which many don’t begin to calculate until they are raising children or finally have time to slow down and focus on living, rather than on career pressures. A lot of the investing in Gemello, Mountain View real estate by residential home buyers is driven by people who appreciate the traditional, classic American lifestyle.

When municipal policy makers and urban living pundits talk about the walkable city of the future, what they’re really talking about is urban living the way it used to be, the way it has been in downtown Mountain View for years.