The most popular ballot measures before voters in November were proposals to preserve open space and address sprawl according to a study by the Brookings Institution's Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy.
"The study's authors cautioned that the 72 percent success rate does not indicate a national backlash against'suburban sprawl.' For instance, a 'yes' vote on some measures indicated support for new highway construction,which some analysts believe contributes to sprawl.Instead, the proliferation of ballot measures reflects ongoing concern and debate over how to handle rapid growth,as well as the emergence of a new approach to the issue that ties together the interests of business and environmentalgroups and of center-cities, close-in suburbs, outlying suburbs and rural areas."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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