'Most livable' Sprawls Into 'Least Navigable'

Cincinnati,the fourth most sprawl-threatened city in the nation, has been dramatically changed by sprawl.

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October 12, 2000, 7:00 AM PDT

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


"The Sierra Club has ranked Cincinnati the fourth most sprawl-threatened city in the United States, behind only Atlanta, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. - all substantially larger metropolitan areas...Local leaders have been moved to action by statistics that demonstrate how dramatically sprawl has changed the region""

Thanks to Dan Tasman

Thursday, October 12, 2000 in The Cincinnati Post

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