Westword
May 29, 2009, Jared Jacang Maher

I'm slowly making my way through a detailed report just released by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy that evaluates smart-growth policies in the United States. It analyzes states that have smart-growth programs, such as Florida, Maryland, New Jersey and Oregon. Then it looks at states without legislation aimed at controlling growth, like Colorado, Indiana, Texas and Virginia. From what I've read so far, it's an interesting breakdown of how successful various policies actually are at controlling suburban sprawl. Some work, others don't. And additional factors that we don't normally associate directly with smart growth, like affordable housing, turn out to have a significant impact on sprawl. Colorado, interestingly enough, gets a good amount of attention in the report. ...

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