The San Joaquin Valley: To Sprawl Or Not?

Imagining the future is risky business, but projections often encourage regional planning.

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February 12, 2005, 5:00 AM PST

"[T]he San Joaquin Valley is at the brink. Projecting to 2040, a study by the Public Policy Institute of California envisions a valley population that will have doubled to 7 million people, making the valley one of the fastest growing parts of the state... One scenario contemplates doing nothing except building on the valley's disconnected growth. Ever-spreading cities will merge along the main-stem Highway 99 into a blur of subdivisions, malls and light industry."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: To sprawl or not

Friday, February 11, 2005 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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