As urban development and redevelopment practices evolve, infrastructure, housing, and other public service policies should consider current thinking on "best development practices, " or what is now called "Smart Growth. " This commentary builds on a number of recent publications and on the work of academics, developers, architects, and others known by some as "new urbanists, " who provide best practices to guide development strategies, innovative land use patterns, and infrastructure projects.
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