It’s been on the back burner for a while, but the Heart of the Triad debate is simmering.

PART director Brent McKinney again let everyone know that HOT will not exactly be automobile-friendly:

….McKinney, executive director of the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation, said his focus is to reduce vehicle miles traveled, which is accom­plished by having a land-use plan and bal­anced transportation plan.

More evidence of smarth growth’s subtle war on the auotmobile.