A Perspective On Urban Sprawl

The Christian Century presents an introduction to urban sprawl.

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July 2, 2001, 11:00 AM PDT

"Current critics of this kind of sprawl blame the engineers and the bureaucrats who codified everything--curb size, street widths and setbacks--and who zealously developed zoning laws that enforced segmented development. While it makes sense to separate heavy industry from housing, it doesn't make sense to outlaw mother-in-law apartments and corner stores in residential areas. Yet lending requirements and mortgage tax credits limited the flow of dollars to one type of housing 'product.'"

Thanks to Dou-Yan Yang

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Wednesday, June 27, 2001 in The Christian Century

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