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What are some of the "pro-con" opinions about "Smart Growth"? Here are a few...
Smart Growth Myths vs. Facts from "Smart Growth Myth and Fact" published by the Urban Land Institute, Washington, DC, 1999
 Smart growth is progrowth. We know that developers, banks and the entire community rely on growth to fuel the economy. the goal is not to limit growth, but to channel it to areas where infrastructure allows growth to be sustained over the long term. —Hugh
L. McColl |
MYTH: Smart Growth is a code word for no growth
FACT: Smart growth recognizes that growth ANDdevelopment are both inevitable ANDbeneficial
MYTH: Smart growth is anti-suburb
FACT: Smart growth encourages deve lopment that meets multiple objectives in downtown, suburban and suburban fringe areas
MYTH: Smart growth creates another layer of government regulations that slows the development process and increases project costs
FACT: Regulatory reform and streamlined procedure that improve predictability in the development process are needed to stimulate smart growth
MYTH: Smart growth does not sell
FACT: A market is rapidly emerging for the type of development smart growth encourages
MYTH: Smart growth equals growth boundaries
FACT: Smart growth does not endorse one policy or practice. Instead it recognizes the range of choices available to address future growth and development challenges
MYTH: Smart growth will eliminate the need for new roads
FACT: Even with substantially greater investment in transit and pedestrian facilities, new roads will continue to be needed because of population growth and increasing wealth
MYTH:
Smart growth is bad for business
FACT: Businesses benefit from the type of growth and development patterns encouraged by smart growth
MYTH: With so much undeveloped land, there is limited value on open-space preservation
FACT: Smart growth recognizes the intrinsic community, economic, and environmental value of open spaces in all communities
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