Poll: No Consensus On Solutions For Sprawl

A poll finds that New Jerseyans are concerned about sprawl but can't agree on the solutions.

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September 30, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

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

"New Jerseyans remain extremely concerned about overdevelopment and its effect on traffic and open space, but they are ambivalent about proposed solutions to tackle the problem...A Star-Ledger/Eagleton-Rutgers poll conducted this month found respondents reluctant to accept changes that could worsen the economy, threaten their own ability to move to a house in the country or impinge on the rights of property owners."

Thanks to Jason L. Kasler, AICP, PP

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Sunday, September 29, 2002 in The Star-Ledger

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