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Jump-starting the economy requires more than mere shovel-ready job-creation. Smart growth advocates say there’s plenty of room for sustainable development in the new stimulus package.
How will the trillion dollars that’s going to be infused into the economy during the next two years be used? If Parris Glendening has his way, the money will stimulate sustainable equitable growth. Glendening is the president of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute and the former governor of Maryland. He tells host Steve Curwood the money should be invested in green infrastructure, including transportation and walkable communities.