Mark Barrett reports in the Asheville Citizen-Times:
Smart growth is also lucrative for local governments, says a local planner and developer who has been involved in downtown’s renaissance.
Joe Minicozzi is traveling the country these days telling cities and counties that they’ll get more property tax revenue if they can focus development on downtown areas.
Advocates of smart growth — generally, more dense development that uses less land and makes fewer demands on infrastructure per person — often cite the environmental benefits of their proposed policies. ...Read the full article
Smart growth is also lucrative for local governments, says a local planner and developer who has been involved in downtown’s renaissance.
Joe Minicozzi is traveling the country these days telling cities and counties that they’ll get more property tax revenue if they can focus development on downtown areas.
Advocates of smart growth — generally, more dense development that uses less land and makes fewer demands on infrastructure per person — often cite the environmental benefits of their proposed policies. ...Read the full article
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