Is Smart Growth A Disaster?

Neal Peirce reports from a conference titled "Preserving the American Dream of Mobility and Homeownership" and discusses the views of speakers Andres Duany, Wendell Cox, and others.

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March 25, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

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

"smart growth" the unmitigated disaster its opponents claim--a failed bundle of rail transit boondoggles, curbs on property rights and regulations making land and homes unaffordable? f you had been at a recent Washington conference, 'f you had been at a recent Washington conference, "Preserving the American Dream of Mobility and Homeownership," you'd have heard scores of such charges ricochet across an audience of economists, think-tank researchers, libertarians and property-rights advocates.,' you'd have heard scores of such charges ricochet across an audience of economists, think-tank researchers, libertarians and property-rights advocates.

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Smart Growth In The Crosshairs

Sunday, March 23, 2003 in The Washington Post Writers Group

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