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| | Online TDM Encyclopedia - Smart Growth Policy Reforms |
 | | Smart Growth Reforms includes a variety of changes to current land use policies and planning practices to support Smart Growth development. |
 | | Smart Growth requires effective coordination among various levels of government, including vertical coordination (between different levels of government, such as state/provincial, regional, municipal and special districts), and horizontal coordination (between neighbors of the same level of government, such as adjacent municipalities). |
 | | Smart Growth tax reforms are designed to correct current tax policies that encourage sprawl, and reward more accessible, compact development, particularly to the degree that Smart Growth reduces public service costs, reduces external costs, benefits disadvantaged people, or supports other strategic planning objectives. |
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