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Posts Tagged ‘population growth’

The Atlantic Cities | What Smart Growth Advocates Get Wrong About Density

The Atlantic Cities | What Smart Growth Advocates Get Wrong About Density

"If we fail to insist on the kinds of places that people instinctively love, we won’t succeed, and we won’t deserve to, either." Read the entire article at the Atlantic Cities: What Smart Growth Advocates Get Wrong About Density.

Adding It Up

Adding It Up

The United States Constitution requires the federal government to conduct a census of population every ten years. The census was originally intended to determine representation in the U. S. House of Representatives but the data derived has been [...]

This Law Cannot Be Repealed

This Law Cannot Be Repealed

Recent news stories have told about the Boulder City Council acting to reduce speaking times from 3 minutes to 2 minutes for citizens wishing to address the Council at public meetings. This is a symptom of a deep illness, yet the reports [...]

Growth and Prosperity

Growth and Prosperity

A new study of growth and prosperity in American cities examines long-held beliefs about the benefits of growth.  In Eben Fodor's article, Relationship between Growth and Prosperity in 100 Largest U.S. Metropolitan Areas, the conventional wisdom [...]

Does Dense Make Sense? Part 1. Population Growth Trends

Does Dense Make Sense?  Part 1. Population Growth Trends

Editor's note:  PLAN-Boulder County has issued a report entitled Does Dense Make Sense? This is the first part in a six part series extracted from the report. Image from http://www.thepeloton.com/ Colorado and Boulder County have a long [...]