I'm going to guess that some people are mistaking the term "Smart
Growth" for "New Urbanism" or some other specific land use pattern.
The state of Wisconsin's Comprehensive Planning legislation, sometimes
called the "smart growth law" simply states that communities have a
plan. The joke among many planners and urban design professionals is
that the plan doesn't in any way have to be a "good" or "smart" plan. It
just has to be a plan.
Richard has stated that he thinks bicyclists should participate in land
use planning decisions. I assume that others at least feel that
bicyclists should speak up about what they want, including local plans.
Well, if there is no plan or planning process, that's sort of though.
So it would make sense to me to support the state law when it is under
attack, as it has been for several years. As the deadline for having a
plan draws closer - 2010 - I expect that the efforts to repeal the law
will increase. It sure would be a shame to not have a requirement that
communities plan for growth. Growth without a plan would truly be "dumb
growth."
Robbie
(these views are mine alone)
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