Sierra Club's Challenge To Sprawl Campaign Supports Infill

Usually known for fighting sprawling development, the Sierra Club also uses its legal weight to support good infill as well.

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September 24, 2004, 10:00 AM PDT

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

"An alliance between environmentalists and housing developers might seemlike a case of strange bedfellows. But in the six years since the SierraClub launched its campaign against urban sprawl, the organization hasworked not only to fight developments it considers bad, but also to supportthose it considers good, said Tim Frank, a senior policy adviser for theSierra Club."

Thanks to Irvin Dawid

FULL STORY: Sierra Club, developer unite for court victory

Wednesday, September 22, 2004 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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