Re: [CTPP] INNOVATION BRIEFS Advisory

Ken: As one of those who happens to support the Smart Growth movement you can rest assured that I was not at all "surprised" by the new data in the Year 2000 Census. Most of us who follow these things, even casually, knew full well that the aggregate trends were (and are) still going in the "wrong" direction. Lets remember, the Smart Growth movement is just a "babe in the woods" and it may take decades for the message to take hold. Perhaps the message of Smart Growth will not take hold and perhaps there are some land speculators who still expect to derive huge profits from sprawl and the proliferation of large lot McMansions. So be it. But it is not the job of the "new Census data" to send us a message that all of the Smart Growth ideas are a "failure". And it was never the message from the Smart Growth folks that the car was going to be obsolete at any time in the future. It is the job of planners to seek out solutions that best serve our communities. And, as we dig into the census data, we will most likely find some exceptions to the overall trends that will tell a good story about Smart Growth and its benefits. Ed Herlihy Reston, VA PS. OK, I fully agree the CTPP may not the best list to start a discussion about the merits of Smart Growth. If the list moderators have a suggestion, I will be glad to move the discussion to a more appropriate forum, if there is one. Any suggestions? ----- Original Message ----- From: "C Kenneth Orski" <korski(a)erols.com> To: <ctpp-news(a)chrispy.net> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: [CTPP] INNOVATION BRIEFS Advisory