Opinion
State should keep fostering broad growth
The Charlotte and Triangle regions are clearly economic and population powerhouses. But they aren’t the only drivers of North Carolina’s growth.
Opinion
Housing choices reflect political divide
Progressive Democrats and conservative Republicans tend to disagree about growth policy not because of external pressure by special-interest groups but because their preferences are fundamentally different.
Opinion
Spread Out to Speed Up
Smart Growthers should simply act on their convictions and move to dense cities, leaving the rest of us alone so we can choose to live elsewhere.
Podcast
Poll Reveals N.C. Voter Support For School Choice
Terry Stoops on N.C. voter support of school choice options; legislators debate Medicaid audit; Daniel Kreiss on technology & voter turnout; Paul Conway on Millennials & the election; Roy Cordato on flex-growth vs. smart growth.
Opinion
Sprawl Verdict: Not Guilty
Smart Growth policies are based on pervasive misunderstandings of how local economies function.
News
Secrecy Surrounded Moratorium Plans
SYLVA, N.C. – Secrecy surrounded plans for enactment of a moratorium on development in Jackson County before the measure was hastily put into effect in early February, county commissioners and business executives say.
News
‘Smart Growth’ Fever Hits Jackson County
RALEIGH — Travis Lewis traces his family’s roots deeper into Jackson County, N.C., than most of the wildlife and plant life on the land that proposed “smart growth” ordinances seek to protect. But the way Lewis and thousands of other landowners see it, their heritage and livelihoods appear to be of secondary consideration to most officials and environmentalists pushing revolutionary changes in the county.
Opinion
When Worlds Collide
There is a fundamental conflict of visions in the debate about North Carolina’s transportation challenges. The opponents live in two different worlds.
Opinion
Consumer Preferences Should Triumph
Try as they might, politicians don’t get to change human nature. That doesn’t stop them from trying mightily to do so. Take Smart Growth, for instance — but not very far.
Opinion
[Not] In the Middle of Sprawl-ville
Writing from Los Angeles County, about high-density growth patterns, which actually exist in Los Angeles County, contrary to some’s misperceptions.
Opinion
Smart Growth: It’s Even Dumber
High-density, transit-oriented development isn't just bad for traffic, the economy, and the environment. It's also an effective means of increasing the crime rate.
Opinion
Limited Voices & Choices on Transit
A new report suggests that North Carolina's most populous region can fix its problems with rail transit. Again, the myths are peddled and the taxpayers are taken for a ride.
