Communities across the country are realizing more and more that the spread out patterns of growth (i.e. sprawl), which have shaped American communities for the past several decades, cannot be sustained. Last week, the Montgomery County Council approved the plan for the county’s 2009 – 2011 Growth Policy, which will become effective January 1, 2010. According to the Washington Business Journal, “Under the plan, all new projects near transit must be at least 50% residential and projects must be at least 75% of the allowed density under the zoning rules. Obviously Montgomery County wants development to be denser, Read the rest of this entry »