Curb Sprawl To Get Federal Funding

A new report advises that federal funding for Canadian urban projects should only be granted to urban projects that are sustainable, and would curb sprawl.

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May 31, 2003, 1:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The federal government should invest $1-billion a year in transit for the next decade, but only on projects that boost ridership and curb urban sprawl, says a new report to be released today.By attaching strings to its funding of big-ticket urban projects and taking other steps too Ottawa could promote more livable cities, argues the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, a federal advisory panel of industry, labour, environment groups and academics."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Funds given to cities must help curb urban sprawl: report

Saturday, May 31, 2003 in The Globe and Mail

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