Readers Respond To Sprawl Series
Readers respond to Washington Post's three-day article series on urban sprawl.
"Smart growth, mass transit, and more efficient use of energy and raw materials are means toward the desired end of a good life for all Americans, but as long as the population is increasing by about 3.2 million a year, we are shooting at a moving target..."
"The problem is not restrictive land regulations in the inner suburbs but just the opposite -- not enough local control of land use..."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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Published on Wednesday, August 18, 2004 in
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