And no when I say smart growth I do not mean a water tight Metropolitan Urban Limit that forbids development outside it and does not move without expensive court action . By smart growth I mean that both intensification, regeneration and sprawl are all inevitable. But how we handle each of the three in urban growth will become the determining factor on a City’s finances and overall health. Smart growth is looking at getting the best development for the City in a given area. Just as you can create sprawl by going out you can also create sprawl by going up with tall single use monoliths. It all comes down to the commute for work, education, amenities, recreation and retail/hospitality. The tweet below looks at costs in the United States of sprawl. That said if you take a deeper look the difference between a single use facility and a mixed use facility stands out. - voakl.net