Smart growth encourages communities to craft a vision and set standards for development and construction which respond to community values of architectural beauty and distinctiveness, as well as expanded choices in housing and transportation. This selection of quotations is drawn from the Smart Growth weekly e-news summaries.
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Smart Growth Overview
Smart growth recognizes connections between development and quality of life. It leverages new growth to improve the community.
The features that distinguish smart growth in a community vary from place to place. In general, smart growth invests time, attention, and resources in restoring community and vitality to center cities and older suburbs. New smart growth is more town-centered, is transit and pedestrian oriented, and has a greater mix of housing, commercial and retail uses. It also preserves open space and many other environmental amenities.
This selection of quotations is drawn from the Smart Growth weekly e-news summaries.
