Are Urban Growth Boundaries Effective?

Are urban growth boundaries effective in encouraging denser neighborhoods, public transit, and open space? Or do they lead to high home prices and traffic congestion?

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May 22, 2001, 1:00 PM PDT

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

"The Portland boundary encircles 24 cities and 236,000 acres in a tri-county metropolitan area. It encourages denser neighborhoods through the use of apartments, townhomes and smaller lots and greater use of public transportation...Critics say the boundary has led to traffic congestion, long commutes and artificially inflated home prices -- up 44.3 percent in the 1990s, according to a Harvard study. "

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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