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Three Strategies For Preventing Sprawl

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
4 October 2004 - 11:00am

An editorial offers three key strategies to preventing sprawl by keeping growth in urban centers.

"For a long-term strategy of a three-tiered landscape to succeed, it is vital that communities within urban growth areas continue to be places where people want to live, work and play. Three things are key to urban growth area viability and community livability," writes Joseph W. Tovarin an editorial for The Seattle Times. The three key strategies include:

  • Plan for appropriate urban densities
  • Design for density
  • Fund the public realm

    • Full Story: Staying livable: Fight sprawl by keeping growth in urban centers
    Source: The Seattle Times, October 3, 2004
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