Growth Politics Comes Of Age

Strategists take note as Virginia’s new governor tackles sprawl. Could "smart growth" tip the next presidential election?

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January 26, 2006, 8:00 AM PST

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

"The reason elected leaders are taking note is that Smart Growth emerged as an important swing issue in the 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election, swaying conservatives and liberals alike in fast-growing exurban counties...The old foundations of the economic development strategy that produced thriving suburban communities and successful American lives are crumbling...The urgent issue facing everybody in America now is not whether these changes are temporary â€" theyâ€™re not â€" but what weâ€™re going to do about them...Growth politics has come of age."

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