A 'Wall Against Sprawl'

Growth-management laws show results in King County, WA.

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October 24, 2004, 5:00 AM PDT

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

"A decade after statewide growth-management laws were passed, King County has made progress in channeling development into urban areas and preserving rural countryside, according to an annual report detailing growth trends.

But the picture on other benchmarks set 10 years ago -- reducing poverty, raising educational levels, fixing transportation problems and providing affordable housing -- is more mixed, according to the report released this week."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Report lauds King County's 'wall against sprawl' -- but not all is rosy

Saturday, October 23, 2004 in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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