Consultant Pokes Holes In Smart Growth Strategies

Wendell Cox delivers his controversial message: Smart Growth is "downright stupid."

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February 5, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

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

"Smart growth isn't so smart. In fact, it's downright stupid. At least that's the controversial message from Wendell Cox, of Wendell Cox Consultancy in Belleville, IL....He believes smart growth in Denver, and in other cities, typically promotes density as a replacement for urban sprawl. The problem, he says, is that smart growth solutions actually increase traffic congestion and air pollution, the very problems it is suppose to solve."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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