Smart Growth is the buzz phrase in vogue these days at the Metropolitan Council. Officials there use the expression to describe how the Twin Cities can accomodate more than half a million new residents expected in the next twenty years. The strategy turns on encouraging more people to live in areas already served by roads, sewers and schools. But a chorus of voices says the Met Council's plans are too restrictive and help drive up the cost of housing. Met Council chairman Ted Mondale addresses those issues today at the Midtown YWCA on Lake Street in Minneapolis at his state of the region message. Minnesota Public Radio's Dan Olson has a preview.