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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Smart growth is really bad for society. But it's great for developers[/quote]

1) focusing development where there is infrastructure is good for the environment - it reduces dependence on driving cars and save valuable green space in the exurbs and rural areas
2) more density means more opportunity for housing where the jobs are

So....how is it bad for society?[/quote]

More density creates LESS green space in cities.  It only creates traffic, overcrowded classrooms and strained infrastructure. It's good for developers who want to make more money. The smart growth movement is grasstop political corruption. [/quote]

If you have the same number of people, but they're housed more densely, then there's more undeveloped (aka "green") space. The opposite of density is sprawl. [/quote]

Really? I can't tell if you are being naive or sarcastic. The first thing to go is green space. Buildings get bigger, sky gets blocked, green space gets turned into concrete and asphalt.  More density is horrible for the already stressed urban environment.  I don't know why people think it's a good thing to pile more and more people into smaller and smaller spaces. It's the opposite of healthy. Maybe more density for suburban areas can work. But DC, along with every other city in the U.S., is already struggling with its current infrastructure.[/quote]

You all are talking past each other. Urban density is a good thing. It focuses infrastructure and resources and enables more rural green space. Yes, we need to preserve green space in our urban areas. DC is filled with parks, play areas, Rock Creek, Glover Archibald, Kennilworth and the river fronts - plenty of green space.

On macro level, "smart growth" addresses the major issues of our time.[/quote]

One can debate the merits or fallacy of "smart growth."  That isn't the issue here.  The issue is how several persons directly connected with one advocacy organization (for smart growth) got themselves appointed to a Redistricting Task Force.  The founder and chair of the group is one of these task force members.  And then acted with carte blanche to proceed with their plan to carve up a neighborhood to shrink the ANC so many fewer residents would have a say on neighborhood development issues.  In the process they also drew Single Member Districts that will be more favorable for certain incumbent commissioners who have been backed by the very same advocacy group.  And they did all of this against the overwhelming weight of comments in the public record.  That stinks.[/quote]

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