The Buckeye Institute has released "Urban Sprawl and Quality Growth in Ohio," an analysis of economic, demographic, and land-use trends in Ohio. The study concludes that Ohio does not face an urban sprawl crisis.
"The Buckeye Institute released 'Urban Sprawl and Quality Growth in Ohio'...[the] study, authored by Samuel Staley, director of the Buckeye Institute's Quality Growth Initiative, and policy analyst Matthew Hisrich, provides a rational analysis of economic, demographic, and land-use trends in Ohio and their relationship to key concerns all Ohioans have about the pace and pattern of land development in Ohio."[Link to complete 106-page report in PDF format, 1.4 MB]
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
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