ABSTRACT
The heading of this section is intentionally misleading. It is intentional because this is the way that many growth advocates think about their challenge. How can we convince decision makers and the community that commercial growth is a positive? It is misleading because growth, of itself, is simply a means to an end. The real questions, then, must be: How can we illustrate to decision makers and the community that the benefits of commercial growth are so considerable that the rising economy will indeed lift all boats? How can we demonstrate that the resulting revenues will not only minimize the cost burdens of public services for residents, but will generally enhance the quality and quantity, as well as the breadth, of those services, thereby enhancing everyone’s quality of life?
