The necessary shift toward progressive practical and real alternatives to sprawl will require time and an interdisciplinary effort. The Growth Management Alliance of Colorado addresses these alternatives and creates a culture based on experience and collaboration with a bias toward practical solutions for progressive development.
Growth is inevitable, growth is necessary, but how growth is accommodated can be good or bad.
In setting the framework for land development and redevelopment we must focus on practices that are environmentally sound, economically vital, and that encourage livable communities in other words smart growth. Jim Chaffin, ULI Chairman opening the Smart Growth Conference, Baltimore, 1998. Active Involvement is the Key to Success Stakeholders directly impact land-use decisions. The Center currently serves more than 140 members in the Colorado Real Estate Council. The Center works closely with the Business and Architecture and Planning Departments at the University of Colorado.