The recent local presentation by author Randall O’Toole, “Smart Growth — The rest of the story,” will air on Bremerton Community Access Television (BKAT) at the following times:

• Saturday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m.
• Monday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 12 noon
• Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.

   O’Toole, enior economist with The Thoreau Institute and author of the book, The Vanishing Automobile and Other Urban Myths, believes market-driven solutions create better planning. and says the concept of “Smart Growth” would be a good thing — if it worked.

He says defying the law of supply and demand by forcing people to live in small homes on small lots in urban areas has proven to drive up the cost of housing, create more traffic, and in the end does little more than create new urban slums.

The program contains information for anyone interested in the Smart Growth debate.