How To Make Sprawl Worse

Some anti-sprawl measures result in unintended consequences such as "Gucci Sprawl."

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March 10, 2003, 9:00 AM PST

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

"While the limits on rural building are supposed to be saving farmland, forests and meadows, a regional view of development patterns indicates that many of these anti-sprawl measures have accelerated the consumption of woods and fields and pushed developers outward in their search for home sites."

Thanks to C. P. Zilliacus

FULL STORY: Density Limits Only Add To Sprawl

Sunday, March 9, 2003 in The Washington Post

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