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10 Rules for Smarter Smart Growth

April 16, 2013 By Bill Adams 6 Comments

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The Pravada project in La Mesa CA has been touted as smart growth and transit oriented development due to its proximity to light rail. However, its sits on top of a 2 story above ground parking garage that creates a hostile pedestrian environment and offsets transit proximity with auto convenience.

These days, a lot of projects are crashing through the gates of community plans and dashing existing neighborhood character under the banners of smart growth or transit oriented development.  [Read more…] about 10 Rules for Smarter Smart Growth

Filed Under: Feature Posts, Planning, San Diego, Transportation Tagged With: brownfield, compact city, complete streets, density, greenfield, greyfield, infill, new urbanism, NIMBY, not in my back yard, parking minimums, small lot development, smart growth, TOD, transit oriented development, urban intensification, urbanism, zero parking

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