How Smart Is 'Smart Growth?'

A zoning dispute in Bethesda, MD, ignites a debate over "Smart Growth."

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June 13, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

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

"The fight involves Federal Realty Investment Trust, the award-winning commercial developer that transformed downtown Bethesda into a lively European-style streetscape of outdoor cafes... To Federal Realty and its supporters, the Bethesda project and the council's action make perfect smart-growth sense. They contend the project's proximity to the Metro will encourage residents to use public transit and generate fewer cars than a three-story office building.To the Edgemoor Citizens Association and other nearby neighborhood groups, however, the council's action amounted to a breach of trust."

Thanks to ArchNewsNow

FULL STORY: Putting 'Smart Growth' Into Practice

Monday, June 10, 2002 in The Washington Post

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