Sprawl Is Expensive

A study by Cal State Bakersfield correlates the cost of building homes with the distance of the home from the City's core.

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July 29, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"But the results should compel policy-makers and the general public to ask whether Bakersfield is making the best use of what it already has built, they said. They suggested government give builders incentives to fill in "islands" of undeveloped land."

Thanks to Tom Collins

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Saturday, July 28, 2001 in Bakersfield Californian

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