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Asheville's Charm: Weaving the Threads of "Smart Growth" and Cultural Creativity

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with REAL ESTATE REFERRAL NETWORK 209970

Asheville's Charm: Weaving the  Threads of "Smart Growth" and Cultural Creativity:  Various and asheville nc Smart Growthcharmingly interwoven cultural threads make up the historic and eco-friendly communities in Asheville, NC.

As Green Buyers' Brokershere in Asheville, we feel lucky to be a part of "the design team for the future".  

Our small city, Asheville, N.C.
can only grow so much until it becomes a large city. As we grow, and judging from the influx of folks (especially Baby Boomers) relocating to Asheville indicate, we will continue grow,  how we grow requires consideration.

 If a community likes its "small town feeling" then the community needs to acknowledge that growth must stop at some point in order to preserve that feeling.What choices are available in terms of  sustainability?

Read on! 

Asheville,North Carolina,  seen in the photo I took just above here,  recently designed our "Smart Growth" Plan."Smart Growth is a proposed City of Asheville development pattern that makes efficient use of our limited land, fully utilizes our urban services and infrastructure, promotes a wide variety of transportation and housing options, absorbs and effectively serves a significant portion of the future population growth of Buncombe County and Western North Carolina, protects the architectural and environmental character of the City through compatible, high quality, and environmentally-sensitive development practices...."

historic buildings in downtown Asheville

As eco-savvy and green as we can be, we buyers' brokers try to tune-in to indicators of sustainable innovation in the Asheville area.

For example...

  1.  1) We keep an eye out in our communities to see what change, if any, is occurring.
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  3. 2) We create opportunities not only for ourselves as real estate professionals, but for our clients as well.
  4. 3) Our business plans take into account a the eco-friendly trends that  makes sense for the future.

 

 

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Comments(7)

Diane Aurit
LKN Realty, LLC - Mooresville, NC
Lake Norman Real Estate

When I first move to NC from Pasadena CA where we had extensive growth management and oversight I was truly horrifed to see how little thought was being put into the growth here in Lake Norman.  Ashville is way ahead and a great model for us.  Many of our towns are now creating growth plans and addressing infrastructure needs.  We are still behind but we will continue to look to communites like Ashville for direction.

Jan 03, 2009 03:55 AM
Deb Hurt
Realty Pro Albuquerque - Albuquerque, NM
ABR, e-Pro,Green, TRC

Great post. This is the kind of planing and thought that can make all the difference in our communities and how liveable they are.

Jan 03, 2009 04:45 AM
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Diane~

 

One of the things I like best about Ashevillle is that there is room for sustainable innovation here. Look at the historic buildings and then look to see the new urbanism with green -built buildings nearby and you will find pure possibility =)

Jan 03, 2009 11:48 PM
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Deb~

I like to think that we can include walkable communities in our planning. Here in Asheville innovative (green) design is underway!

Jan 03, 2009 11:49 PM
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Everynoe~

What do you think about this idea( for real estate professionals (??):

keep an eye out in our communities to see what change, if any, is occurring.  and  create opportunities not only for ourselves as real estate professionals, but for our clients as well by including in our  business plans eco-friendly trends . . . 

Jan 05, 2009 04:30 AM
Mary McGraw
GLREA - Rockford, MI
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What forward thinking ideas! You are a true innovator!

Jan 05, 2009 03:00 PM
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Mary~ 

Thanks for your comment and Happy New Year. It's good to see you around =) 

Yes... We do try to keep an eye out in our communities to see what change, if any, is occurring. just part of being "innovators"

 

Jan 06, 2009 12:01 AM