Growing Differently: An Alternative To Sprawl

Sacramento's most influential leaders want the city to grow without sprawling.

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May 4, 2004, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The key to avoiding this nightmare is not to stop growing, but to grow differently. After another 50 years of sprawl, only 2 percent of new growth would be near frequent-running transit. Build more cluster homes and more town houses and a third of all future housing could be near transit. The payoffs would be stunning."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Editorial: Vote - No on sprawl

Sunday, May 2, 2004 in The Sacramento Bee

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