Urbanizing Orange County

Traditionally known as the low density suburban neighbor of Los Angeles, the region has discovered that it is becoming denser than its urban counterpart.

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April 11, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Orange County. Beaches. Red-tile roofs snaking along the rims of canyons. A spacious suburban paradise under sunny skies. The county has all those things. But recently released U.S. Census figures show it has something else: a rapidly expanding and densely populated urban core that is forcing residents and officials to reconsider their definition of - and their aspirations for - life in Orange County. In the past decade, the county added 435,733 new residents, becoming the fifth- largest county in the U.S. and the second most dense in California, trailing only San Francisco." County residents are trying to grapple with issues to limit development to preserve the region's suburban character.

Thanks to Christian Peralta

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