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Impact - March 1999
Submitted on 3.31.1999
March 1999 PRI Ideas in Action
Policy Update and Monthly Impact Report
Facts Versus Fantasy on Urban Sprawl
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 3.29.1999
The concept that urban sprawl threatened the nation by gobbling up the nation's agricultural land first made its appearance during the 1960s but the threats of the scare failed to materialize. The nation is not being paved over.
Testimony to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Submitted by Steven F. Hayward, Ph.D on 3.17.1999
The aversion to rapid change is the dominant social fact behind the controversy over sprawl, and it is enhanced by a second powerful social fact: the increasing latitude for choice that people have today. Thirty years ago, for example, our phones were the property of the monopoly phone company; today we choose our long distance provider. While the main story line of modern life is expanding choice and opportunity, rapid urban growth is seen as narrowing our range of choice and diminishing our control over our own destiny.
President's Message - Spring 1999
Submitted on 3.1.1999
PRI's Quarterly Newsletter
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