Speculation by Landlords with Rainmaker and Yieldstar – A Key Ingredient of Smart Growth and New Urbanism (October 12, 2016)
THIS IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION This investigation into these immoral property management companies, and their rent maximizing software programs, and their consequences on the American people, will split this post into … Continue reading
Ventura County versus Maricopa County – Why Vote No on Prop 104
(UNDER CONSTRUCION) Please refer to the main page on Smart Growth Infill in Maricopa County and Reasons to vote no on prop 104 at – https://smartgrowthusa.wordpress.com/category/vote-no-on-104/ This post will ultimately … Continue reading
Vote No on 104 (MovePHX 104) – Vote No on Phoenix Light Rail
(Tom Lane Under Construction First draft July 7 2015, Last Updated August 22, 2015) Also read my other post on Scottsdale light rail – https://smartgrowthusa.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/north-scottsdale-and-north-phoenix-dark-money-or-open-space/ And, for additional posts on Smart … Continue reading
Scottsdale and North Phoenix – Dark Money? Light Rail? Or, Open Space?
Vote No On Phoenix Light Rail Proposition 104! Click Here for my Other Post Explaining the Reasons to Vote No. Attention, Scottsdale! Do You Want your City Council to take … Continue reading
May 2015 Revision
This web site is being revised to allow for new Arizona content. Many links and pages are broken or do not work. All posts (About 70) should appear on page … Continue reading
What Do Soccer Moms Want from Urban Planners? The Profession is in Crisis – Focusing on Millenials and Baby Boomers.
(May 6, 2015, June 7, 2015)Tom Lane, Under Construction) WARNING: There is confusion in the literature, cited below, between “households per square mile,” and, “persons per square mile.” This post … Continue reading
More Scottsdale and North Phoenix Smart Growth Towers? Or, Extend the McDowell Sonoran Preserve West to Desert Ridge?
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (May 25, 2015, Tom Lane) Recently, I observed kids in a Phoenix park near North 40th Street and Bell Road riding a dirt bike over green grass in … Continue reading
(revised Dec. 24, 2011) Smart Growth is Not Green. Low Density Housing Better for the Environment.
(revised December 24, 2011, Tom Lane) Look at the photo above, and think about the neighborhood that you grew up in. Large shade trees, a nice backyard for baseball, and … Continue reading
(October 19, 2011) Be Green! Vote YES on I-1125: Stop Illegal Light Rail on I-90, attle to Bellevue
“If You Drive, Vote Yes on Initiative I-1125” (Tom Lane, updated December 8, 2011) Election Day was November 8, 2011. Sadly, I-1125 was defeated in Washington State. Tom Lane’s Other … Continue reading
(February 10, 2012) Smart Growth Principles Canceled in Arizona and California
SIGN – Impact FEE HEARINGS – Cave Creek, Arizona (February , 2012, Tom Lane) 2011 Year in Review – Many smart growth principles of smart growth were canceled in several … Continue reading
(Updated Jan. 24, 2010) My Case for Large Lots and Wide Streets: Photo Essay
Updating in progress, Dec. 23, 2010, with mistakes. Above: The High Valley neighborhood a few miles east of Renton, Washington (Seattle metro) features wide streets with properties of several acres. … Continue reading
(Dec. 4, 2010) Google Sattelite Views of Boulder Style Smart Growth vs. Large Lot Suburbs
(Dec. 4, 2010, Dec. 26, 2011, Tom Lane) Above: How can you call “smart” growth green, when 90% of the neighborhood is paved over, either with foundations, streets, driveways, and … Continue reading
(Feb. 28, 2011, Dec. 23, 2011) Clearcutting for Smart Growth in Seattle; vs. Green Neighborhoods in Arizona and Oregon
Above: Port Blakely Construction’s Issaquah Highlands Master Planned Smart Growth Development still under construction in Summer, 2010. Not many native trees left; towering massive walls; see photos below as well. … Continue reading
“Public Private Space” and Public Safety: The Conundrum Of Smart Growth
(Tom Lane, September, 2011) I have dozens of photos of private space that looks public in several Western states. I’ll be adding these photos as soon as I can. The … Continue reading
"Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" Compared with "Large Lot Zoning" (Tom Lane) [ Home Page - Click Here] 