Smart Growth Vs. Dumb Growth

A populist petition puts the "FasTracks" plan to construct six new rail lines in the Denver region on the November ballot.

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July 7, 2004, 5:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


The "election will produce the long-awaited confrontation between Smart Growth and its smog-fueled evil twin, Dumb Growth... If approved by voters in the seven-county Denver metro area, FasTracks would construct six new rail lines and a host of other transit improvements over a 12-year period, creating a mass-transit web radiating in every direction from Denver's Union Station. The plan requires voters to approve a hike in RTD's sales tax from the current 0.6 percent to 1 percent. The increase would translate into an additional 4 cents on each $10 purchase."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Saturday, July 3, 2004 in The Denver Post

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