Looking for a Smart Growth movie?

Try the interesting documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

I just finished watching it and, though it can be a bit melodramatic at times, the movie presents a great example of how the technologies for more sustainable development patterns aren't left to science fiction but, rather, could well be currently available.

Of course, one might suggest that a high-mileage, low-cost car could promote even more sprawl by reducing the growing financial costs (e.g. higher oil prices) of sprawl. And, to some extent that could end up being true.

Which makes watching these type movies (and, in general, learning more about these issues) even more important. After all, the solutions to unsustainable growth patterns will likely manifest themselves through a series of cause and effect situations that require careful consideration of the consequences from all different angles.