In our opinion: High-density growth highlights tensions between planners and residents

Plans for an elaborate mixed-use development on the site of the former Cottonwood Mall have been greeted with opposition from area residents who fear the project will negatively alter the nature of their community by increasing congestion and taxing public services. It is the latest example of the conflict between the need to accommodate rapid population growth along the Wasatch Front and the resistance to new development among many residents who see it as a threat to the quality of life in thei