What is Smart Growth:

Smart growth focuses on the patterns in which we build our communities. It encourages the development of walkable compact neighborhoods located in proximity to commercial services, schools, protected green space and recreational opportunities, public transportation, and employment centers so that trips can be conveniently made by a variety of means including public transit, foot, bicycle and car.

Growth is "smart" when it uses land efficiently and respects its natural values, provides a variety of housing and  transportation choices, and focuses on building communities for people. It accommodates growth in ways that maintain and increase the social, economic, and environmental well-being of our communities by encouraging new development that results in more housing, transportation, and employment opportunities and choices for all.

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