Monday, August 4, 2008

Smart Growth, Not Panicky Oil Drilling, Will Stabilize The Economy

The most interesting bit of information in this solid essay about Smart Growth and energy policy prices is that 78% of 900 real estate agents surveyed said their clients were choosing city locations in the face of rising gas costs.

A new twist on location, location, location.

That's good new for Milwaukee's Third Ward, Madison's Isthmus, or Waukesha's Downtown.

And not so good for places like Pabst Farms in Western Waukesha County, or the subdivisions north off I-94 along Highway 164 into Washington County - - sites where the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission has green-lighted wider roads or new highway interchanges that are now more expensive commuting and shopping distances from jobs in Milwaukee, or Waukesha.

The Smart Growth essay's authors are Geoff Anderson, president and CEO of Smart Growth America, and Shelley Poticha, president and CEO of Reconnecting America.

They are co-chairs of the Transportation for America Campaign.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 4, 2008 at 11:52 PM

    This is funny. Your satirical abilities are top notch.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 5, 2008 at 3:54 AM

    Obama changed his position on oil drilling off the U.S. coast, and argues he does so if that's what it takes to move the country to energy independence. That makes no sense and shows a lack of leadership. The biggest issue facing us today, and politicians continue to kick the can down the road.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 5, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    Since we have all of this oil, coal, and natural gas waiting to be tapped, why not use it while we develop other sources for powering our every day needs? I still think that science can figure an easy way to ionize water to strip the hydrogen from the oxygen to give us fuel for ever. In the mean time let us have the available energy so that we can continue to live our current lifestyles (instead of regressing).

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