A New Breed Of Sprawl: The Future Of Tract Homes?

New Mexico's Las Maravillas is an example of everything that is wrong with the way Americans plan communities.

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March 18, 2002, 5:00 AM PST

"What price are New Mexicans willing to pay to live the American dream of brick homes and giant walk-in closets? ... The stop signs at the entrance to the community are also scarred from"friendly fire," one so swiss-cheesed that you can't make out the word "STOP." And, lest you begin to doubt for even a moment thatthis is the prettiest ghetto in the state, taped to one of the stop signs is a hand-written note, reading, "Found: Pitbull" with a phone number. "

Thanks to The Congress For the New Urbanism

FULL STORY: A Whole New Breed of Sprawl

Sunday, March 17, 2002 in Albuquerque Journal

Land Use New Mexico

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