Is regional planning the solution or the problem?
"Smart growth is a means of making unsustainability as pleasant as possible." - A. Bartlett
I have to agree with the author that there really is no such thing as sustainable development and that population growth is the most formidable threat to a "more sustainable" human lifestyle. However, I strongly disagree that regional planning makes the problem worse. Regional planning is, unfortunately, a reaction to a problem in too many instances, but it does coordinate adjacent urban areas and facilitates better communication, transportation, and exchange of ideas between the areas. Population growth is inevitable, particularly in desirable locations such as the Front Range. Without regional planning to structure the inevitable growth, the outcome will be far worse.
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