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Study Highlights Benefits of Compact Growth

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Dan Magee
27 October 2004 - 12:00pm

A new Georgia Tech study suggests that smart growth reduces car trips and improves air quality.

"The study further validates the push by metro Atlanta planners to encourage mixed-use development near transportation hubs as a way to solve the region's air quality woes. The analysis uses data from the land-use and travel behavior study of metro Atlanta called SMARTRAQ."

Full Story: Study: If we build it, they will walk
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 25, 2004
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