Sprawl Hurts Persons With Disabilities

Urban sprawl negatively impacts the lives of persons with disabilities.

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May 4, 2004, 2:00 PM PDT

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

"Full funding for public transportation and expansion of affordable housing in urban areas are two solutions to urban sprawl outlined by United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan [UCP] and the Michigan Land Use Institute today at the 'Everyone Travels' conference on transportation in Lansing...UCP focuses on ways sprawl negatively affects the lives of people with disabilities, a connection that has not garnered enough attention in the past"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: UCP Warns of Sprawl Impact on People With Disabilities

Tuesday, May 4, 2004 in Yahoo! Newswire

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