North Carolina's Triangle Continues To Sprawl

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is one of the nation's most sprawling metro regions.

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April 30, 2001, 2:00 PM PDT

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

"The Triangle absorbed 332,396 more people in the 1990s by pushing outward, sticking with the suburban development style that made it one of the nation's most sprawling metro areas. . . . An analysis of new census data by The News & Observer confirms a pattern of low-density development that many blame for the region's worsening traffic congestion and loss of open space."

Thanks to Sally Greene

FULL STORY: The 10-year spread

Monday, April 30, 2001 in The News & Observer

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