Debunking the Objections to Smart Growth and Traditional Neighborhood Developments (TND’s)
October 11, 2009 2 Comments
I found a recent online editorial in the Lancaster New Era/Intelligencer Journal by Jeff Hawkes on “Smart Growth” very interesting. Hawkes was writing about a workshop that he had attended recently that expounded on the virtues of “Smart Growth” and that Lancaster County needs to embrace this concept as it moves into the 21st century. Overall I thought the piece was well-written and made a number of good points. What caused me to sit down in front of my laptop and fire off a blog post was actually what was written after his editorial in the “Comments” section.
. . . and I quote:
“Smart Growth is dense development in townships that are not compensated by other townships for the havoc caused by traffic snarls, added services, and infrastructure needs, not to mention higher school taxes.”
. . . and then there was this little gem:
“ . . . don’t call it “Smart Growth”. There is nothing “smart” about it, except for the folks to stand to profit off of the development. Its delusional to think that this type of development is in anyway “smart” in the long run, or saving farmland. Continued development of this nature will bring the infrastructure of the county to its knees, and the taxpayers will be left to pick up the tab.”
Huh????????????
