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Toronto Sprawl Costing Taxpayers Billions

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Geoffrey Singer
30 July 2003 - 12:00pm

Report finds long-term costs of sprawl outweigh short-term benefits.

"If sprawl - the vast sections of low-rise housing and strip malls replacing farm fields - continues for the next 25 years, [Greater Toronto Area] taxpayers will have to pay billions more than if more compact communities were built, the report says." The report recommends adopting Smart Growth strategies.

Full Story: Sprawl costs billions, Sierra says
Source: The Toronto Star, July 29, 2003
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