Smart Growth: Is It 'Dense Thinking'?

Randal O'Toole, an economist and director of the Oregon-based Thoreau Institute, challenges smart growth.

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May 12, 2004, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"[Randal O'Toole] contends that the war on sprawl is really a war on lifestyle choices and an attack on the automobile.

Speaking from a U.S. perspective, O'Toole says that freedom, auto mobility and owning a home are the cornerstones of the American Dream.

Smart growth also known as the new urbanism or sustainable communities is intended to curb automobile usage and urban sprawl by allowing people to walk more and use public transit. But can changing land use reduce driving? O'Toole answers a resounding no."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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