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
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
Smart Growth Fails to Save Native Plants: The Evidence – Seattle and Boulder compared with Scottsdale
(April 16, 2015) UNDER CONSTRUCTION Despite all of their environmental goals, smart growth planners fail to save native plants. In the previous post which is still under construction (as is … Continue reading
For Reno … Cut Impact Fees … Just Like Reno’s “Twin City” of Rio Rancho, New Mexico
(October 15, 2012 – UNDER CONSTRUCTION) Reno, Nevada and Rio Rancho, New Mexico are twin cities in the high desert of the American Southwest, 900 miles apart, at 5000′ elevation. … Continue reading
Bike Friendly? Not with Dark Skies and No Overnight Parking!
(October 3, 2012) “Smart growth” emphasizes bike friendly communities, with bike lanes and mountain bike trails. As a cyclist, I am always, 100% in support of all efforts to increase … Continue reading
Smart Growth USA Revision in Progress (October 3, 2012)
This web site is under revision, and contains many temporary formatting errors. I have not yet tested this new format on different browsers and different operating systems. I produce this … Continue reading