What's Smart Growth? Smart-growth communities, among other things, seek to preserve and enhance an area’s natural and cultural resources by planning for mixed land uses, walkable neighborhoods, open spaces, ties to existing communities and natural beauty. Antiquity’s® smart-growth planning method will bring a variety of benefits to residents. The expanded tax base, for example, means the community will have a stable source of revenue for services and improvements. The planned downtown area will offer increased business opportunities for entrepreneurs.