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Upstate Growth... We could look like Atlanta by 2030


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Arguments always turn to the extremes of both arguments. No one is saying everyone should live in skyscrapers & ride streetcars - but a balance must be maintained. Rather than arguing over transit (which I don't think the Upstate is ready for any comprehensive transit system yet), talk about HOV lanes. Rather than arguing over high density, talk about mixed use. Rather than arguing over what development "should" be like, talk about what you want to maintain. Everyone wants clean air, clean water, preserving nature, being able to walk / bicycle to destinations, less car congestion - talk about what is necessary to provide those ideals.

I think once people learn to stop chastising one another & realize we all have common goals - resolutions are a lot easier. It is completely reasonable for the Upstate to continue to have the suburban / exurban charms yet also be more environmentally sensitive than it is going in the direction of. No one wants the pastural mountains sides of northern Greenville County or the rolling hills of Spartanburg County to look like Gwinnett County outside of Atlanta.

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^ Spartanburg Coutny is doing the same thing. Though it has been several months since I've heard anything about it... (our planning director unexpectedly quit so its been somewhat delayed). This is THE opportune time for two of the largest counties in the state to do something great.

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There is an article in the GSA Business Journal on this topic. Its a little late, but its a little more in depth than the other ones have been. It compares how we do business in the Upstate to three cities with much better land use controls than our own- Portland, OR, Eau Claire, WI, and Wheaton, IL.

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