Boomtown growth should balance economy and ecology | Opinion
Houses in construction near the Princeton Municipal Center in Princeton on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Contributor Steve Houser says North Texas must be careful to balance growth with ecological health.The economic benefits of rapid growth in North Texas tend to be the focus of various officials in the region, but the negative effects are seldom expressed.
The choices that we make today will determine our future — the quality of life we enjoy, our ability to compete with other global regions, and the health of our natural environment.
The 2050 document outlined 12 principles for development excellence and provided alternative growth scenarios that communities could follow to build a better tomorrow. The growth scenario of “business as usual” or continued urban sprawl produced the least number of benefits vs. other preferred scenarios.
By comparison, consider Mockingbird Station in Dallas as the type of growth and redevelopment we need: a higher-density, mixed-use development located on a transit corridor such as the DART rail system. The design reduces our dependance on vehicles and gasoline and helps our poor air quality, which has been in nonattainment with federal standards for more than 27 years.
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