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Article: City Officials Share Views on `Smart Growth' Alternatives.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Nation's Cities Weekly
- Article date:
- May 22, 2000
- Author:
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The following excerpt is from NLC's 2000 "State of America's Cities" survey report. The survey asked city officials to think about the viability of different policy and planning tools aimed at encouraging sound development practices in their cities and regions.
There is a growing movement afoot in cities across the U.S. aimed at fighting unchecked, poorly planned development (often called "sprawl") and shaping more livable communities. Central city and suburban dwellers, commuters, environmentalists, business and community leaders, and inner city advocates are recognizing that they have a shared interest in encouraging more thoughtful development practices that ...