Dan Rosenfeld pins down the ubiquitous yet evasive term, smart growth and argues that UCLA Extension's Smart Growth Conference has advanced the smart growth cause among the development community..
On June 3rd, hundreds of leaders in the development community gathered at the UCLA Extension conference, Smart Growth: Transforming Deals, Transforming Communities. Over the years, many gatherings have trumpeted the need for and benefit of smart growth practices. Yet, many at the UCLA conference suggested that the public sector and the real estate industry have finally begun to accept the value of smart growth. In this interview with TPR, Dan Rosenfeld, Principal at Urban Partners, opines on the state of the smart growth movement in Los Angeles.
Thanks to William Cipes
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