"An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics." PLUTARCH
There is no better time than the holidays and the cold season to reflect on what counts as
smart these days and to search for a merge of cold material economic arguments (Pottersville) and the much fuzzier ethical and moral arguments of social capital, community and equity (Bedford Falls). This article is not going to pursue whatever parallels there may be between these two visions of a city articulated in "
Its a Wonderful Life" and current presidential policies, but is taking a look at what
smart growth could and should mean in 2018.
Smart growth became a popular term in the 1990's as a desirable way of planned growth versus the implied "dumb growth" that happens from unplanned
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