Smart Growth is a UN-led shadow movement intent on destroying the 'American Dream'... and so on

Posted recently by one of my favorite bloggers from Next American City, commenting on a recent article in Mother Jones magazine.  Given the tenor of the mid-term elections, the 112th Congress might not be as 'urban-minded' as planners may wish.  The Livable Communities Act is stalled, and without stalwarts like Oberstar and Dodd around to champion it, the legislation's future is unclear.  It is up to local, regional, and state land planners to carry the message that 'sustainable urbanism' and 'rural economic development' [the pillars of livable communities] are not partisan flags, but sound policies that can provide fiscally-prudent solutions to local problems.