Word: sprawls
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...easy way to eliminate sprawl, but there are at least four strategies for containing...
...Glendening has decreed that roads and sewer lines will be provided only in designated areas. The oldest American experiment along these lines is the growth boundary around Portland, Oregon. Since 1979 development has been forbidden outside an area that covers 24 municipalities and three counties. The plan has kept sprawl in check, but competition for limited space has made the city an expensive place to live. Even if governments have the best intentions, growth boundaries are hard to maintain, as has already been found out in Britain, where greenbelts have come under pressure from developers...
...city has good rail and bus lines, then development can be concentrated around mass-transit stops rather than spread out all over the countryside. Public transport is still a tough sell in the U.S., but rail lines in most of the world have kept sprawl from being even worse than it is. Says Tony Burton, a member of the Council for the Protection of Rural England: "The dilemma is, if you don't build roads, what do you do? Well, for a start, you prevent sprawl." Curitiba, Brazil, is an up-and-coming city in which an efficient bus system...
...winning applause for his not-so-crazy campaign to combat what he calls "the wanton destruction that has taken place...in the name of progress." For 30 years the Prince has been in the forefront of efforts to promote kinder, gentler farming methods; protect Britain's countryside from urban sprawl; improve city landscapes; and safeguard the nation's architectural heritage. And whereas his was once a lonely if plummy voice crying in the wilderness, the Prince has seen many of his once maverick opinions become mainstream...
...over cars: front doors give onto streets that are safer for children because the roads are too winding to allow cars to speed. A 1998 British government report cited Poundbury as an example for future developments because its efficient use of space permits a higher population density, thus fighting sprawl. As a skeptical journalist noted after touring Poundbury, "the Prince of Wales has got it right." To which the Prince could reply, "Seeing is believing...