How Do We Want To Grow?
31 August 2000 - 1:30pm
Utah's controversial Legacy Highway raises a question faced by many regions of the West: as the booming economy accelerates development and sprawl, how do we want to grow?
Vulnerable wetlands are being "threatened by plans to build a 14-mile highway along the eastern edge of the Great Salt Lake to accommodate Salt Lake City's explosive growth." Utah's controversial Legacy Highway raises questions faced by many regions of the West: as the booming economy stimulates development and sprawl, how do we balance growth and the environment?"The Legacy Highway seems to be the lightning rod for a major issue that everyone is thinking about here: How do we want to grow?"
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Salt Lake City plan pits road against ecosystem
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The Chicago Tribune, August 31, 2000
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