"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.
Smart Growth Survey #1
Most residents of a suburb of LaCrosse, Wisconson (Mormon Coulee /Town of Shelby) were opposed to Smart Growth Principles. You can take this Visual Preference Survey here, and view the results from the residents (PDF):
Below, just the opposite of a survey. These are marketing brochures for the master planned Smart Growth community entitled “Issaquah Highlands,” near Seattle, Washington (USA).
Marketing brochures from the Issaquah Highlands Smart Growth Master Planned Community near Seattle, Washington.
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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.
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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] 
Do you realize that you used the words Visual Preference Survey which is a copywrite and trademark of A. Nelessen Associates/. Also I found it interesting that you used one of our constructed images in your visual preference survey without our permission,
The results look like more sprawl with trees. This place is in trouble.
Mr. Nelessen,
There is no indication on the Visual Preference Survey that it’s been copyrighted and trademarked by any entity, either from your company (A. Nelessen Associates), Rutgers University in New York, or the towns of Mormon Coulee / Town of Shelby / La Crosse, Wisconsin.
This web site, http://smartgrowtusa.wordpress.com, contains many government documents. These government documents, including surveys, are provided to the public domain on City, County, and State web sites, and therefore are not subject to copyright laws. All material is provided with their web site, along with the date they were accessed from the world wide web (which is standard procedure when citing on-line material).
Furthermore, I did not use any “constructed images” on the .PDF survey which appears on the City’s web site. The .PDF survey has not been modified, and appears exactly as it appears on the City’s web site.
Therefore, what specifically is your allegation and/or complaint?
Thank you.
Tom Lane