Our aim has always been to make North Carolina the best place to live, work, and raise a family. Not only is our geographical landscape attractive to new movers, but so is our pro-business, pro-family, and pro-military political climate. As the nation struggles to keep up with inflation caused by reckless spending in Washington, we...
Our state’s dispersed settlement patterns aren’t simply the result of zoning laws or road-building guiding residential development, because there is also a dispersal of employment.
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.
Experts agree the Triangle is ill-suited for light-rail transit, though the enlightened promoters of a World Class Community won't let reality stop them from pursuing their dreams.
Smart Growth policies are based on pervasive misunderstandings of how local economies function.
CHARLOTTE — David Hartgen, the emeritus professor of transportation studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte who did the study, said transportation planners need to look more at commuting by suburban residents instead of focusing on access to downtown business districts.
Raleigh’s plan for future city development turns the democratic process upside down.
It’s become somewhat of a cliché within North Carolina political circles to cite politics in Cary as exemplifying local conflicts over growth and development.
On October 9, 2007, Wake County voters will decide whether to support or oppose a $50 million bond for open space. The bond would fund a government land grab, with the alleged purpose of restricting development. This type of development restriction is a push for higher-density living and leads to higher home prices.
Despite the lack of supporting evidence, heard politicians and activists assert confidently that suburban “sprawl” is a public-health problem that regulation and transit can address.
Writing from Los Angeles County, about high-density growth patterns, which actually exist in Los Angeles County, contrary to some’s misperceptions.
