Calif. Cabinet Secretary Endorses 'Anti-Dumb Growth'

California Secretary of Business, Transportation & Housing details the Schwarzenegger Administration's efforts to fight dumb growth.

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July 29, 2004, 10:00 AM PDT

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


In June, the SURDNA Foundation, along with the Funders’ Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities and the California Center for Regional Leadership, brought together regional, state, and national leaders to discuss their experiences with smart growth policies and practices. The Planning Report is pleased to present this excerpt of a speech given to the conference by California’s Business, Transportation and Housing Secretary Sunne McPeak, in which she addresses the need to follow an “anti-dumb growth” strategy and to bolster the state’s investment in infrastructure.

Thanks to William Cipes

Wednesday, July 28, 2004 in The Planning Report

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