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Urban Planners Blow It

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Inman News Editor
14 June 2002 - 7:00am

A new report suggests that all too often, policy-makers fail to coordinate open space with growth management.

"A new report, "Open Space Protection: Conservation Meets Growth Management" by William Fulton and Linda E. Hollis of Solimar Research Group, states that most open-space programs either have taken an opportunistic approach to land conservation or have used a systematic approach that revolves around the state’s interest in natural resources, not the impact of open space on the metropolitan environment."

Full Story: Land-use planning goes awry
Source: Inman News, June 13, 2002
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Some say these neighborhoods will never recover, and it's time for cities to cut their losses. And when they say cities should "cut their losses", they're really talking about bulldozers and widespread demolition.
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