John Broughton expects to release an additional 20 bikes during the spring semester, and is currently working on ways to combat the loss of bikes. While the use of the bikes is beneficial to the community from a traffic standpoint, continued loss of the bicycles threatens the existence of the program. Regardless of the outcome, WWTC s independent efforts to address traffic issues in the community should be applauded. Smart growth is the culmination of what a planner should be doing. Anticipating the effects and impacts of new roads, businesses, and housing on the existing infrastructure and environment.
Sustainable development walks lightly on the face of the earth.
One component sometimes used in smart growth, cluster residential design, places houses on small individual lots, but leaves large open spaces for play, active agriculture, watershed protection, and scenic beauty. Smart growth encourages development on existing infrastructure, roads and utility lines, rather than forcing new infrastructure. Smart growth strives to balance uses, and to provide for a variety of uses, so affordable housing is a component of development, and user-friendly commercial facilities can be placed near the residences of the users. The Wisconsin legislature recently joined several other states that have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, various forms of legislation, which recognize and encourage smart growth processes. In Wisconsin this has resulted in the creation of section 66.0295 of the State Statutes.