Rural Cluster Development

Minnesotans Split Over Sod Farmland

Ham Lake, Minnesota, residents are torn over the best way to preserve the rural character of their St. Paul suburb.

May 26, 2008 - Star Tribune, Minneapolis-St. Paul

Not Only Arsonists Are Opposed to McMansions

Local opposition to McMansions in suburban Seattle was prevalent long before arsonists burned down three luxury homes this week. But those opposed to so-called "rural cluster development" housing worry the criminal acts may work against their goals.

March 6, 2008 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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