Three Strategies For Preventing Sprawl

An editorial offers three key strategies to preventing sprawl by keeping growth in urban centers.

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October 4, 2004, 11:00 AM PDT

"For a long-term strategy of a three-tiered landscape to succeed, it is vital that communities within urban growth areas continue to be places where people want to live, work and play. Three things are key to urban growth area viability and community livability," writes Joseph W. Tovarin an editorial for The Seattle Times. The three key strategies include:

Plan for appropriate urban densities

Design for density

Fund the public realm

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Staying livable: Fight sprawl by keeping growth in urban centers

Sunday, October 3, 2004 in The Seattle Times

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