Smart-growth consultants offer advice on sustainable development

A team of experts from the nonprofit group Smart Growth America visited Charlottesville recently to determine whether the city’s zoning code is helping the community become more sustainable.



“This is a community that cares about itself, from everything to protecting trees to small signs to historic districts to parks,” said Christopher Duerksen, a land-use attorney who has worked with many communities across the country. “But there’s a lot more that can be done.”

Charlottesville is one of 14 communities across the nation that won free assistance from Smart Growth America, an organization ...

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