A National Anti-sprawl Backlash?

As popular wisdom conceeds that smart growth controls increases housing prices, anti-sprawl efforts face a backlash.

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August 27, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

"From California's coastal cities to the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Denver, Boston, New York City and the nation's capital, many people who staff businesses, schools, public safety agencies, hospitals and other vital institutions can't afford to live where they work. Experts are laying part of the blame on the anti-growth fervor sweeping the USA, a trend that has led to building moratoriums and preservation of large chunks of open space."

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Anti-sprawl fervor meets backlash

Sunday, August 25, 2002 in USA Today

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