The Assault On Smart Growth

6 March 2003 - 7:00am

Even as Smart Growth garners new supporters, a smear campaign attempts to discredit the movement.

"The emerging assault on smart growth does not appear to have the laudable aim of getting planning to function more intelligently and effectively. Instead, it appears aimed at discrediting the entire notion of using government to promote beneficial development patterns."

Source: The Hartford Courant, March 4, 2003
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