Sprawl And Density Limits: Readers Respond

Readers respond to article that claims some anti-sprawl measures only add to sprawl.

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March 18, 2003, 8:00 AM PST

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

"Smart growth [is] the only type of development that will bring back cities and towns, save farms and forests...Do the math to understand the real reason behind developers' howls of protests about density limits...Because most population growth is the result of immigration policies, it is fair to say that Congress is the chief cause of sprawl in this and most other regions."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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