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Smart Growth at the Regional Level
Smart Growth at the Regional Level
Gov. Parris N. Glendening
Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning RoundtableTaking Smart Growth to the Regional Level
Fredericksburg, VANovember 9, 2007
Gov. Parris N. Glendening
Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning RoundtableTaking Smart Growth to the Regional Level
Fredericksburg, VANovember 9, 2007
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(Red areas= Growth: Blue=stagnation or decline)(MAP: University of Pennsylvania)
(Red areas= Growth: Blue=stagnation or decline)(MAP: University of Pennsylvania)
Projected Population Growth: 2005-2050
49% growth or +149 Million in 45 years
Total of 430 Million by 2050
49% growth or +149 Million in 45 years
Total of 430 Million by 2050
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Decline in Households with Kids
Household 1960 2000 2025
With Children
48% 33% 28%
Without Children
52% 67% 72%
Single Person
13% 26% 28%
Census for 1960 and 2000, 2025 adapted from Martha Farnsworth Riche, How Changes in the Nation’s Age and Household Structure Will Reshape Housing Demand in the 21st Century, HUD, 2003.
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2003 housing supply vs. 2025 demand
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Einstein on Insanity
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Suburbs not always so cheap
“A study of Washington and 27 other metropolitan areas by the Center for Housing Policy found
that the costs of one-way commutes of as little as 12 to 15 miles cancel any savings on lower-priced outer-
suburban homes.”
“A study of Washington and 27 other metropolitan areas by the Center for Housing Policy found
that the costs of one-way commutes of as little as 12 to 15 miles cancel any savings on lower-priced outer-
suburban homes.”
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Power of place
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Google picked Ann Arbor
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Columbia Heights - Washington, D.C.
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“Frankly, I don’t care if your headquarters is in Broomfield, Lakewood, Denver, or Aurora. Your employees are going to live all over. We just want to make sure your company relocates to the Denver metro area.
“Frankly, I don’t care if your headquarters is in Broomfield, Lakewood, Denver, or Aurora. Your employees are going to live all over. We just want to make sure your company relocates to the Denver metro area.
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper
- From the Rocky Mountain News- From the Rocky Mountain News
Their CEO was kind of stupefied. But the fact is, we’re not in competition with Aurora. The metro area’s competition is with metro Shanghai, metro Bombay, metro Paris. That will require a much higher level of cooperation. To get bogged down over 50 jobs here or there, that isn’t just counterproductive—it’s crazy.”
Their CEO was kind of stupefied. But the fact is, we’re not in competition with Aurora. The metro area’s competition is with metro Shanghai, metro Bombay, metro Paris. That will require a much higher level of cooperation. To get bogged down over 50 jobs here or there, that isn’t just counterproductive—it’s crazy.”
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Farmburbs
From plannersweb.comFrom plannersweb.com
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Metropolitan Atlanta
Atlanta Metro Area - 28 counties—Nearly 5 million people—
Atlanta Metro Area - 28 counties—Nearly 5 million people—
City of Atlanta in Fulton Countywith a tiny portion of Dekalb
—470,000 people—
City of Atlanta in Fulton Countywith a tiny portion of Dekalb
—470,000 people—
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Atlanta’s Water Crisis
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Three-fourths of Americans believe public transportation and smarter development will do more to
cure traffic than building new roads.
Three-fourths of Americans believe public transportation and smarter development will do more to
cure traffic than building new roads.“Which of the following proposals is the best long-term solution to reducing traffic in your area?”
49%
26%
21%
Improve public transportation
Develop communities where people do not have
to drive as much
Build new roads
Source: National Association of
Realtors ® and Smart Growth
America 2007 Poll
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Detroit, Michigan
33 units per acre33 units per acre
Photos by Alex S. MacLeanPhotos by Alex S. MacLean
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Boston’s Back Bay
37 units per acre37 units per acre
Left photo by Alex S. MacLeanLeft photo by Alex S. MacLean
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Automobile-centric high density
21 units per acreHuntsville, AL21 units per acreHuntsville, AL
Photos by Alex S. MacLeanPhotos by Alex S. MacLean
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People-centric high density
Bethesda, MDBethesda, MD
Savannah, GASavannah, GA
Capitol HillWashington, DC
Capitol HillWashington, DC
Top left and right Photos by Steve Davis Top left and right Photos by Steve Davis
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Density with Design in Toronto
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Dan Burden, noted pedestrian expert, has said that “when walking works in a community, everything
works.”
Dan Burden, noted pedestrian expert, has said that “when walking works in a community, everything
works.”
Walkability
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Where would you walk?
Images courtesy of the North Carolina Division of Community Assistance and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
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Is this our future?
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Or is there a better way?
thank youthank youGov. Parris N. Glendening
President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute
www.sgli.org
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
www.vacantproperties.org
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Gov. Parris N. Glendening
President, Smart Growth Leadership Institute
www.sgli.org
www.smartgrowthamerica.org
www.vacantproperties.org
www.govinstitute.org