Sprawl Hits The Wall In Los Angeles

8 March 2001 - 6:00am

A new study reports that the Los Angeles region is at a crisis point.

This report, by the Southern California Studies Center at USC and the Brookings Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy, shows that the Los Angeles region is at a crisis point. There is limited additional land on which to grow, and there are few additional resources left to consume, which means that the region can no longer run away from its problems: a distressed regional core, a severely taxed environment, and a fractured governance structure. The report argues that the Los Angeles region should, and can, grow differently. [Complete report available in PDF format.]

Source: The Brookings Institution, March 7, 2001
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