Can Smart-Growth Groups Halt Sprawl?

A movement started in Oregon in 1975 is spreading as smart-growth citizen groups bloom in many states; Will they reshape our cities?

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September 18, 2000, 10:30 AM PDT

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

The 1000 Friends movement was started in 1975 in Oregon as a citizen's smart-growth group. The movement is spreading to other states such as New Mexico and Illinois where groups are forming and providing a "counterweight" to powerful developers. Are these groups effective? Or are they a "Draconian threat to property rights?". "Will the movement halt sprawl and reshape the cities and suburbs? "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Slow-growth groups multiplying

Sunday, September 17, 2000 in The San Diego Union-Tribune

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