Smart Growth Cools

Maryland's nationally acclaimed Smart Growth program, the state's major strategy for reining in sprawl development under former Gov. Parris Glendenning, has lost its momentum in the first six months of the new Ehrlich administration.

Recent studies have shown most Maryland counties continue allowing far too much development outside of the areas where Smart Growth would steer it. While the Office of Smart Growth can't be abolished without legislative consent, it's clear the administration plans to fold it into the planning department in all but name.

Another sign that Smart Growth is losing its prominence is the administration's firing of key people in agencies throughout state government.

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