Controlling Mountain Resort Growth

Mountain resort communities need effective growth management techniques to help control the negative aspects of expansion.

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September 3, 2000, 6:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Mountain resort communities are experiencing increasing growth both as vacation destinations and as relocation sites for retirees and for professionals who work at home. This recent influx, which has heightened competition for land and housing and contributed to traffic congestion, threatens to encroach on the open space that has always made these communities so desirable. Note: The full text of this article may only be available to ULI members.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2000 in Urban Land Magazine

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