Urban Issues
The following links will take you to essays connecting local population growth with urban quality of life.
Smart Growth: Necessary But Not sufficient
Examines the limitations of smart growth; uses a clever hypothetical “smart smoking” campaign to drive home the point.
Growth is Good
Debunks common myths surrounding urban growth.
Testimony on Montgomery County’s Annual Growth Policy
The transcript of one citizen’s courageous testimony before her County Council.
"New congestion study shows remedies working, but traffic jams still growing."
Texas Transportation Institute
September 30, 2003
Read Urban Mobility Report
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Author Tom Horton and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation call on environmental groups everywhere to put population stabilization on the national agenda.
Turning the Tide, Island Press, 2003