In The Name Of Smart Growth

Charlotte Observer associate editor Mary Newsom writes that misusing the term "Smart Growth" will give the movement a bad name.

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December 29, 2002, 11:00 AM PST

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

"When residents of older neighborhoods oppose high-density projects as certain to worsen traffic, they shouldn't always be dismissed as NIMBYs, because...sometimes they have a point...A dense or mixed-use project doesn't automatically qualify as smart growth if it is located at the city fringe, while core neighborhoods remain hollowed out."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Poor Use of Term ''Smart Growth'' Will Give it a Bad Name, Editor Warns

Sunday, December 29, 2002 in Smart Growth Online

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