Urban Sprawl Is Not Affordable
21 March 2001 - 11:00am
A resident of Spokane speaks out on the benefits of mixed use in the City's new comprehensive plan.
"I recently observed a steady stream of property speculators and developers complaining to the city Plan Commission about the Interim Development Regulations for the city's new road map to the future -- the long-awaited Comprehensive Plan. The plan will cut into their profits, they said."
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Urban sprawl unaffordable
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The Sacramento Bee, March 20, 2001
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