[Vision2020] smart growth

Tue Nov 8 09:14:21 PST 2005

Tom & All:

Smart Growth is a term that was adopted by the Sustainable Communities 
Network to describe their approach to developing communities. In short, 
it involves DESIGNING communities/neighborhoods in a holistic manner, 
based on ALL of the following ten principals:

	• 	Mix Land Uses
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	• 	Take Advantage of Compact Building Design
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	• 	Create Range of Housing Opportunities and Choices
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	• 	Create Walkable Neighborhoods
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	• 	Foster Distinctive, Attractive Communities with a Strong Sense of 
Place
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	• 	Preserve Open Space, Farmland, Natural Beauty and Critical 
Environmental Areas
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	• 	Strengthen and Direct Development Towards Existing Communities
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	• 	Provide a Variety of Transportation Choices
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	• 	Make Development Decisions Predictable, Fair and Cost Effective
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	• 	Encourage Community and Stakeholder Collaboration

The approach addresses the following issues:

	• 	Community Quality of Life
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	• 	Design
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	• 	Economics
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	• 	Environment
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	• 	Health
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	• 	Housing
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	• 	Transportation

More information is available at: http://www.smartgrowth.org/

The term “smart growth” has been co-opted, mistreated, and abused by 
many people who pick one aspect of the unsustainable, current 
subburb-approach to development and declare it to be “smart”. For 
example, “mixed-use” does not mean putting a row of apartment buildings 
along a busy street in what would otherwise be a single-family housing 
development. It means having shops, offices, retail space, apartment 
buildings, parks, etc. mixed together so the residents of the area can 
WALK to the places that allow them to live, earn a living, and enjoy 
life.

There are several other approaches to community development that can 
legitimately be labeled as “smart”; a more appropriate term is 
“sustainable.” They all involve designing communities rather 
constructing post-WWII subdivisions.

I don’t have time right now to go into more details on these approaches 
to sustainable development, but they are worth a Goggle. They are 
certainly something we, the citizens of Moscow, should discuss. I think 
we should use the New Cities process towards that end (since that’s 
what they are supposed to do--and we’re paying for it).

Kit Craine

On Nov 7, 2005, at 5:25 PM, Tom Ivie wrote:

> I am throwing this out for discussion because I would like to 
> understand more about the principles of "smart growth".  I have heard 
> it referred to a lot during this campaign season and I still do not 
> quite understand it.  My fellow co-workers had a discussion about it 
> over lunch and we came to no real conclusion.  One thing that was 
> mentioned over lunch was a statement one of them had seen on 
> "Facebook" in a group that is called "Peg 4 Mayor."  The statement 
> reads, "She supports smart growth (bringing in Target and Home Depot) 
> to our city."  Apparently, the statement was made by one of the campus 
> campaign managers.  Therefore, if it is negative, it may not be fair 
> to attribute it to Peg.  I am not putting it out here because I think 
> it is negative.  Maybe it is a perfectly reasonable statement.  I am 
> just hoping that some of you smart people can help me and my 
> co-workers understand smart growth.  One question we did have! is that 
>  we were not sure what bringing in a Target or Home Depot has to do 
> with smart growth.  Perhaps it fits into some economical principle?  I 
> would like to add that any replies should not slam one candidate or 
> another.  The goal in this discussion should be to explain what "smart 
> growth" is.  Thanks -Tom 
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