Community Divided On 'Smart Growth' Plan

The Takoma Park neighborhood of Washington, DC is divided over plans to develop land near METRO station.

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May 21, 2002, 12:00 PM PDT

"Like most in their neighborhood on the District's eastern border with Montgomery County, both preach the gospel of smart growth: In an age of suburban sprawl and choking traffic, new homes must be built in close-in neighborhoods, near mass transit. But when Metro tried two years ago to sell the park and a parking lot at the Takoma station to a townhouse developer many said no."

Thanks to Ken Firestone

FULL STORY: Takoma's Smart Growth Schism -- Metro Site Building Plan Divides D.C. Neighborhood

Tuesday, May 21, 2002 in The Washington Post

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