Comments on: What city in the U.S. would be the closest thing to a smart growth community? http://www.cheshiresmartgrowth.org/smart-growth/what-city-in-the-u-s-would-be-the-closest-thing-to-a-smart-growth-community Sun, 09 May 2010 19:52:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charles K http://www.cheshiresmartgrowth.org/smart-growth/what-city-in-the-u-s-would-be-the-closest-thing-to-a-smart-growth-community/comment-page-1#comment-3 Charles K Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:50:59 +0000 http://www.cheshiresmartgrowth.org/smart-growth/what-city-in-the-u-s-would-be-the-closest-thing-to-a-smart-growth-community#comment-3 What city in the U.S. would be the closest thing to a smart growth community?I like San José------San José is the third-largest city in California and the tenth-largest in the United States. The county seat of Santa Clara County, it is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region commonly referred to as Silicon Valley. Once a small farming city, San Jose became a magnet for suburban newcomers in new housing developments between the 1960s and 1990s, and is now the largest city in Northern California.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California ----------------------------------- Communities Implementing smart growth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth#Communities_Implementing_smart_growth The United States Environmental Protection Agency [9] has recognized these cities for implementing smart growth principles: Arlington, Virginia, United States [10] Minneapolis & Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States [11] Davidson, North Carolina, United States [12] Denver, Colorado, United States [13] The Smart Growth Network has recognized these cities for implementing smart growth principles.[14] The Kentlands; Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States (for live-work units) East Liberty; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (establishing downtown retail) Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (for being located downtown) Garfield Park; Chicago, Illinois, United States (retaining transit options) New Jersey Pineland; Southern New Jersey, United States (for transfer of development rights away from undeveloped land) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth<br><b>References : </b><br>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_Californiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth#Communities_Implementing_smart_growth What city in the U.S. would be the closest thing to a smart growth community?I like San José——San José is the third-largest city in California and the tenth-largest in the United States. The county seat of Santa Clara County, it is located at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region commonly referred to as Silicon Valley. Once a small farming city, San Jose became a magnet for suburban newcomers in new housing developments between the 1960s and 1990s, and is now the largest city in Northern California.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California ———————————– Communities Implementing smart growth. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth#Communities_Implementing_smart_growth The United States Environmental Protection Agency [9] has recognized these cities for implementing smart growth principles:

Arlington, Virginia, United States [10]
Minneapolis & Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States [11]
Davidson, North Carolina, United States [12]
Denver, Colorado, United States [13]
The Smart Growth Network has recognized these cities for implementing smart growth principles.[14]

The Kentlands; Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States (for live-work units)
East Liberty; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (establishing downtown retail)
Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School; Raleigh, North Carolina, United States (for being located downtown)
Garfield Park; Chicago, Illinois, United States (retaining transit options)
New Jersey Pineland; Southern New Jersey, United States (for transfer of development rights away from undeveloped land) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth
References :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_Californiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_growth#Communities_Implementing_smart_growth

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