Do you like to discuss what you read but have a hard time committing to book club? The Swap Meet program is for you! Each week, a local elected will lead a discussion on a provocative article they've chosen. Join County Commissioner Luther Propst & Town Councilor Kevin Regan in a discussion about: No Growth VS Unlimited Growth?
Read the short articles:
Is Sustainable Tourism Possible?:
https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-5/is-sustainable-tourism-possible/
Spreading the Gospel of Induced Demand:
https://transfersmagazine.org/magazine-article/issue-9/spreading-the-gospel-of-induced-demand/
Paradise Lost: How Overtourism is Changing Europe's Holiday Destinations:
https://www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article/paradise-lost-how-overtourism-is-changing-europes-holiday-destinations
Preserving Affordable Housing is the Key to Fighting the Affordability Crisis:
https://www.dailycamera.com/2025/02/13/guest-opinion-shaun-donovan-and-jennie-rodgers-preserving-affordable-housing-is-key-to-fighting-affordability-crisis/
Why Councilor Regan and Commissioner Propst chose these articles:
"In Teton County (including within the Town of Jackson and on public lands), at least seven major hotel and short-term rental projects are under construction, in the pipeline, or under public discussion. This wave of intensive new development has caused many Teton County residents to question the desirability of perpetual and unlimited growth in Teton County and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. These three short articles address different but related elements of overdevelopment and overtourism: induced highway demand and the futility of widening highways to address traffic congestion; the perils of overtourism and public responses in several European holiday destinations; and the importance of preserving existing housing stock to provide affordable housing, rather than relying exclusively on building more housing. Overall, these articles provide the foundation for a discussion exploring the limits to growth in Teton County."
To read articles: tclib.org/swapmeet
Full Swap Meet Schedule:
7:00-8:30 PM
WED OCT 1: Wes Gardner & Devon Viehman
THUR OCT 2: Andrew Byron
WED OCT 8: Liz Storer
WED OCT 15: Luther Propst & Kevin Regan
THU OCT 16: Len Carlman
THUR OCT 23: Mark Newcomb & Alyson Spery
THUR OCT 30: Mike Yin & Natalia Macker
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