This in-depth article examines sprawl in Riverside County, CA, as well as the accompanying negativeeffects.
According to a draft report by the Western Riverside Council ofGovernments, the region's sprawling tendencies are not likely to end anytime soon. With the county's development patterns matching the criteriaof"conventional suburbia," the report predicted that the region willcontinueto rely heavily on the car. That will lead to worse traffic and airpollution. The report, however, fails to emphatically call forsmart-growthplanning: "The "Smart Growth Case Study," commissioned in September by the Western Riverside Council of Governments, found that development patterns in the county continue to be consistent with 'conventional suburbia,' and that continuing that style of development will add to the region's overreliance on the automobile."
Thanks to Katherine Perez
Read the full story: Report advocates a form of 'smart growth'
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