Sprawl Not as Evil as We Once Thought?
2009 May 19
Smart Growth? Or Not So Bright Idea? by Rick Harrison, 05/13/2009
“Smart Growth and New Urbanism have increasingly merged into a loosely aligned set of ideas. The benefits of this high-density housing viewpoint are fast becoming a ‘given’ to planners and city governments, but studies that promote the advantages often omit the obvious disadvantages. “
Read more about some of the potential rubs between these design trends and sustainability here: http://www.newgeography.com/content/00790-smart-growth-or-not-so-bright-idea
Maybe Broadacre City was a better idea than we give Wright credit for?
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