Learning The Lessons Of Urban Sprawl
14 April 2004 - 12:00pm
How urban sprawl is changing Maine.
The most significant socio-economic trend in Maine over the past generation has been sprawl... My point here is that sprawl in Maine has been fueled, for the most part, by the Maine economy. Young couples - an ever-increasing number with two incomes - sought space to raise their families...Smart growth can help, but it can't undo 30 years of seeking the American Dream..."
Full Story:
Dissecting sprawl in search of useful lessons
Source:
Press Herald, April 11, 2004
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At a much larger economic scale, however, one mustn’t avoid calculating the tremendous and exceptional externalities of automobile dependency.
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