Sprawl More Expensive Than Infill Development
15 July 2001 - 9:00am
University study says new sprawling development in Bakersfield, CA will be expensive, and the city should consider infill development instead.
"[T]he study by Cal State Bakersfield researchers says [new development far from the center of town] will cost home buyers and taxpayers millions more to build and sustain than so-called infill development.Also, the homes will exacerbate such problems as lost farmland and air pollution from cars, the researchers say."
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Bakersfield Californian, July 13, 2001
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