As Wisconsin's population grows and we make choices about where and how to live, these choices will have an indelible impact on our landscape. Whether you live in a small town or a large city, the quality, quantity and location of homes, roads, sewers, schools, businesses and commercial industries are vitally important to how well your community looks, feels and functions. These decisions are those most important to achieving "smart growth." What we do well now, we will not have to re-do or undo later. The following pages show how large cities and small towns are taking back control over their homes.