Special Pro-Development Issue! Long have many of us in Duluth endured the label: "anti-development." We have been called "anti" if we opposed big-box retail stores and sprawl sounding the death-knell of our locally owned and downtown businesses. We have been called "anti" if we didn't want our historic buildings demolished. We have been called "anti" if we pointed out that a clean environment and preserved green spaces can in today's world be leveraged as strong economic tools. Yet, we are by and large a group of people who wholeheartedly favor many development projects. This issue of "Common Sense" focuses on a few of the many "smart growth" projects underway or proposed in Duluth-the kinds of projects that do not fray the fabric of our community and our economic prospects but instead strengthen them. (Boxed-in quote) "Money Magazine's 'Best Places to Live' ...chose cities and towns that successfully managed growth. Cities that limit sprawl, preserve open space, and maintain compact, walkable neighborhoods are not only the best places to live, according to the editors, but they are the places most likely to prosper in the future. By protecting and enhancing their unique aspects and quality of life, these cities will continue to attract skilled workers and people who want to invest in homes and start new businesses." Stacy Mitchell, from "Defending Main Street." These articles are retained on the web for historical interest and do not necessarily reflect the views or goals of DPPA today.

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