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School And The Suburb

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
28 August 2004 - 7:00am

Does the placement of schools encourage sprawl.

"Austin voters will decide whether the school district should spend $520 million...to build eight new schools and upgrade, expand, and repair the rest. Should all six propositions pass, it would increase the property taxes on a median-priced...house by roughly $6 a month.

Building and improving schools sounds nearly as wholesome as putting a free-range chicken in every pot – but figuring out where to build and improve...is much, much harder.

The placement of schools undeniably influences urban growth – but it's hard to say how much."

Full Story: Schools, Sprawl, and Citizenship
Source: The Austin Chronicle, August 27, 2004
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