"Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" Compared with "Large Lot Zoning" (Tom Lane) [ Home Page – Click Here]
(May 17, 2017) – Traditional "Large Lot Zoning" is "Greener" than "Smart Growth" within Urban Growth Boundaries . . . Copyright 2009 – 2017 . . . Tom Lane . . . Photographing California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington.
Interactive Maps
(December 6, 2011) View interactive maps of various demographic factors, reflecting the 2010 Census Data. Read how this relates to California smart growth and urban growth boundaries, at my other page –
Interactive Maps: 2010 Census Data: Relevance to California Smart Growth –
https://smartgrowthusa.wordpress.com/1810/09/01/smart-growth-new-urbanism-census-maps/
From the California Planners’ 1999 “Book of Lists,” Here’s a List of California Jurisdictions Who Have Enacted an Urban Growth Boundary or Urban Limit Line (Including Boundaries Enacted By Voter Initiative):
Since this list is ten years old, additional California cities and counties may have added urban growth boundaries since 1999.
From:
http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/bol/1999/survey_3.html
| Alameda County American Canyon
Antioch Arcata Atascadero Azusa Buellton Calabasas Chico Clearlake Colfax Colusa Contra Costa County Cotati Crescent City Cupertino Danville Del Norte County Delano El Dorado County Escondido Exeter Fairfield Farmersville Fremont Gilroy Half Moon Bay Hanford Hayward Healdsburg Hollister Humboldt County Kerman Kingsburg Livermore Livingston Lompoc Los Gatos Mammoth Lakes Merced Merced County Monte Sereno Monterey County Moorpark Morgan Hill Morro Bay Mountain View Napa Napa County Nevada County Newman Novato Palm Desert Petaluma Placerville Pleasanton Point Arena Porterville Redlands Ripon Rohnert Park Sacramento County Salinas San Bernardino County San Diego San Diego County San Jose San Juan Bautista San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo County San Mateo County Sanger Santa Barbara County Santa Clara County Santa Cruz Santa Cruz County Santa Maria Santa Rosa Sebastopol Sierra County Sonoma Sonoma County St. Helena Stockton Tulare Tulare County Tuolumne County Ukiah Vacaville Visalia Watsonville Windsor Winters Woodland Yountville |
I, Tom Lane, pledge to always be the “Voice of Independence,” in a world dominated by “true believers,” of the ephemeral, and very unpopular, urban planning paradigm, of “smart growth.” I will always advocate family friendly, green neighborhood design, with large private yards, oversized parks, organic gardens, mountain bike trails, and native plants protected by ordinance. Everything must be in harmony with nature, in the grand traditions of designers Ian McHarg and Frank Lloyd Wright.”
Professors Against Smart Growth and Light Rail – The List Continues to Grow – Both Democrats and Republicans –
NEW VIDEO – One Hour – October 10, 2011 – Kemper Freeman and Tim Eyman with Seattle Times Editorial Board –
NEW VIDEO – October 8, 2011 – Kemper Freeman on TV-W “If You Drive Vote Yes on I-1125”
Watch Kemper Freeman Traffic Video In His Own Words – 10 Minutes
Kemper Freeman and Bellevue Residents Willl Stop Light Rail. – CLICK HERE for “Building a Better Bellevue” –
Kemper Freeman Sues Sound Transit over Light Rail in Seattle – Click Here to Find Out Why –
NEW! Kemper Freeman’s 2011 Electric Car Charging Stations at Bellevue Square. *CLICK IMAGE* for Photos and Videos.
More Photos on Tom Lane's Flickr Yahoo Photo Account -
Dr. Peter Gordon’s Blog (USC) on Smart Growth and Light Rail –
How King County Makes Housing Unaffordable, and Punishes Farmers Outside the Urban Growth Boundary –
Seattle Urban Growth Boundary Does Not Work – Each dot is 10 building pemits, 1991-2001 – 46,000 total – outside the brown PSRC Urban Growth Area in the Seattle metro. CLICK to enlarge, from Sightline of Seattle, Wa.
Metro Denver Urban Growth Boundary (“Metro Vision 2035”) – CLICK to Enlarge, from Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) –
Portland Metro Urban Growth Boundary as of 2006 – CLICK to Enlarge, from Metro of Portland –
Oregon DLCD Statewide Zoning Map. Hasn’t changed since 1986.
“Plan Bay Area” – High Density Smart Growth Plan – Association of Bay Area Governments
More Growth Maps Below, and from Sightline of Seattle – CLICK HERE –
Recommended Reading – Sprawl A Compact History – Dr. Robert Breugmann, Univ. of Illinois –
Recommended Reading: The Essential Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Ed. 464pp. for $18 on amazon
The Greener Alternative to High Density Treeless Smart Growth – Conservation Subdivisions – book by Randall Arendt
Recommened Reading on Land Use Economics and Growth Management: “The Homevoter Hypothesis…” by Dr. William Fischel of Dartmouth –
Classic 1979 Book on Anti-Growth Restrictions in California Blocking Middle Class Homes – the late Dr. Bernard Frieden – The Environmental Protection Hustle, MIT Press –
Somerset – Active Bellevue, Wa. Neighborhood Association – Incredible Views – Click for Map of Properties –
Click Image for Randall Arendt and Conservation Subdivisions – Alternative to High Density Smart Growth and Traditional Sprawl –
Seattle area Urban Growth Boundary from Seattle – Puget Sound Regional Council, Regional Smart Growth and Urban Growth Boundary, “Vision 2040” – CLICK to Enlarge –
Outside Seattle’s Urban Growth Boundary, New Homes Must be on Five Acres:
Seattle area Population Density Contained within Urban Growth Boundary – CLICK to Enlarge, from Sightline of Seattle –
Cargo Cycling Video – Click Image –
Bend, Oregon: Best City for Mountain Biking, FREE PDF Article from Mountain Bike Action magazine. CLICK HERE –
Ashland, Oregon: Southern Oregon University Bicycle Covers. Great idea.
Ashland #1 for Trail Running: Outside Magazine for 2010:
Bend Philanthropic Mountain Bike Trailbuilding: Central Oregon Trail Alliance –
Internation Mountain Biking Association – IMBA – Philanthropic Trailbuilding –
Mountain Bike Review Regional Discussion Boards – Click Image –
Mountains to Sound Greenway: 100 Miles of Trails on I-90 from Seattle to Thorp, Washington in Eastern Wa.
“Friends of the Trail” in Washington State: Volunteers Help Local Agencies Clean Up Waste on Trails, and Even Underwater –
Bob Brinker and Dr. Bill Wattenburg, Click Feb. 2009 Ad for President Obama in the Washington Post –
Gas for $2 a Gallon – With Natural Gas – Write President Obama – Click for Letter from Bill Wattenburg
Why Bend, Boulder, Ashland, & Durango will Keep Growing: 5 Million Baby Boomers Moving to Rural Areas by 2020. PDF of USDA Report – Click here –
Familiar landmark, at an undisclosed location, in the Mojave Desert somewhere between Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Click to enlarge.
Trillium –
My mission – Affordable Single Family Detatched Housing on Acreage for Everyone –
I also support affordable detatched housing for the GLBT community. CLICK IMAGE for the Human Rights Campaign –
*HOME PAGE* – Click Image of the Sparks Marina near Reno, NV. for the HOME PAGE –
Cancel Obama’s Expensive Smart Growth in 2012 – Mark Levin for President – Housing Affordability for Everyone –
It’s a Bike Rack –
Rio Rancho and Albuquerque, New Mexico. NO URBAN GROWTH BOUNDARIES = AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Salt Lake City – Rio Rancho, New Mexico – NO Urban Growth Boundary = AFFORDABLE HOUSING on LARGE LOTS – More Photos Forthcoming
Mysterious Massive Walls and Clearcutting at Issaquah Highlands … vs. Green Neighborhoods in Arizona and Oregon … Click Here …
Durango Smart Growth – La Plata County Comprehensive Plan – Cancelled (Nov. 23, 2011) – CLICK IMAGE for Plan Maps and Photos –
* NEW * October 8, 2011, Seattle – KEMPER FREEMAN VIDEO – If You Drive, Vote YES on I-1125, Kemper Freeman on TV-W w/ Doug MacDonald
Dr. Bill Eager – “End Gridlock Now” – Stop Seattle Gridlock Today
Kemper Freeman Sues a Third Time over Seattle Light Rail – May 9, 2012
SEATTLE – Why Washington’s Anti-Tolling and Anti-Transit Initiative (I-1125) Didn’t Pass (12/6/11) – CLICK IMAGE of the skyline from West Seattle –
* HEY SEATTLE * – VOTE YES on Kemper Freeman’s Initiative I-1125 – Protect Your Gas Taxes and Tolls – Stop Illegal East Link I-90 Light Rail – Stop the Destruction of Downtown Bellevue with an Ugly Transit Oriented Development -CLICK HERE –
Salt Lake City’s Legacy Parkway – A Green Solution for Seattle Gridlock
*CETA* Coalition for Effective Transportation Alternatives (Seattle) – John Niles – August 22, 2011 Letter to Ray La Hood advocates Bus Rapid Transit on I-90
* SEATTLE DISPLACEMENT COALITION * – John Fox and Carolee Colter – Defending Lower Income Apartment Residents against Greedy Smart Growth Developers and Seattle Politicians – CLICK HERE for web site & columns –
*GREEN ALTERNATIVE * to Smart Growth – *WATCH VIDEO* from Pique Architects – Do They Present Something SIMILAR to the “LANDSCAPE URBANISM” Concept of Harvard’s Dr. Charles Waldheim? Image Source: http://vimeo.com/user4133046/videos – Pique LLC of Bend, Seattle, & Montana –
* SMART GROWTH * – The Wolf at Your Front Door – You Tube – (5 Minutes) – Image Source: http://www.youtube.com/user/regsgridlock –
Stop Obama’s Smart Growth … Preserve Organic Farms and Parks on Acreage … We Have No Choice but to Vote Republican … The Truth from Talk Host Mark Levin … Defending Private Property Rights Every Day – Coast to Coast, 3P-6P, Pacific … CLICK for Free Archives.
"Smart Growth" and "New Urbanism" Compared with "Large Lot Zoning" (Tom Lane) [ Home Page - Click Here] 