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Smart Growth in the Bay Area

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A coalition of elected officials, environmentalists and developers is announcing its Grow Smart Bay Area initiative this week. We look at expected population growth in the Bay Area, and at how planners hope to accommodate that expansion while also protecting the environment.

Guests:

Jeremy Madsen, executive director of Greenbelt Alliance

Carl Anthony, founder of Earth House and co-author of the new book "Breakthrough Communities: Sustainability and Justice in the Next American Metropolis"

Will Fleissig, president of Communitas Development, Inc.

Ken Kirkey, planning director with the Association of Bay Area Governments

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