When it comes to planning, a picture is
worth more than a thousand words. The Environmental Law and
Policy Center's report,"Visions: Choosing a Future for
Growing Communities," depicts the benefits of smart growth
planning through a series of comparative landscape architectural
drawings of four Chicago-area communities.
In each community, three comparative drawings provide a unique
"birds-eye" perspective showing both local architectural
detail and the regional impact of development on the
landscape:
- Existing Conditions: How the area looks today;
- Conventional Development: How the area might look in the future given typical sprawled development patterns;
- Smart Growth: How the area might look in the future with progressive land-use policies.
The "Visions" report empowers people to forsee how
the communities we will live in tomorrow are shaped by the policy
choices we make today.
Peter Morman
Environmental Law and Policy Center
35 E. Wacker Dr., Suite 1300
Chicago, IL 94105
Tel:312-759-3400
Email: pmorman@elpc.org
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Also note:
A digital version of the report is available online at ELPC's web site.