Monthly Archives: January 2003

Stuck in the Box — Brentwood blows its best opportunity

January 24, 2003 – 10:06 am

The barons of Brentwood, Tennessee find the prospect of people walking to work in nearby offices about as attractive as second-hand smoke in a doctor’s office. Last week, accompanied by assorted explanations ranging from unknown costs to maintaining traditions, the city council cancelled a carefully developed community consensus for a town center. Brentwood’s a suburb [...]

By Curtis Johnson | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)

MARKET FORCES TO SHRINK THE S.U.V.

January 9, 2003 – 10:02 am

How often do the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times push a story the same day with the same point of view? It’s rare. But it happened this week — on January 8 — with a banner WSJ headline saying “SUVs May Be Losing Their Cool,” while the NYT asserted “TV Ads Say [...]

By Curtis Johnson | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)

What About the Non-Smart Growthers?

January 6, 2003 – 9:52 am

Is smart growth smart enough to deal with the complex realities, and competing demands, of metro area development and population expansion? Steve Levy (a distinguished California economist) raises those questions in a comment to these weblogs: On a personal basis, my wife and I are looking forward to selling our large single-family house and move [...]

By Neal Peirce | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)