Saving Special Places - Fighting Sprawl - Building Better Communities 1000 Friends of Florida promotes healthy urban and natural places by wise management of growth and change. We educate, advocate, negotiate and, when necessary, litigate to protect our high quality of life. We help citizens have the technical knowledge and access needed to ensure that public and private decisions lead to livable communities. Our planners, attorneys and community activists work to protect natura ...

Updated: April 2001 BRAWL A war is being waged against low-density suburban growth -- or "sprawl" as it is pejoratively termed. But is sprawl really a problem? And could the proposed solutions do more harm than good? Sprawl typically conjures up images of strip malls and megastores, traffic congestion, long commutes, lost open space, pollution, crowded schools, higher taxes, and the demise of downtown shopping areas. Activists throughout the country are fighting pro ...

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BATTLING SPRAWL May 30 , 2000 Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Broadcasting has our story on drawing the lines on urban sprawl. May 3, 2000: Clean cars May 31, 1999: Hi-tech ways to avoid traffic in Seattle Jan. 30, 1998: The debate over new, low-emission cars July 14, 1997: San Diego's development and wildlife. Browse the NewsHour's coverage of the Environment Portland, Oregon LEE HOCHBERG: This piece of farmland, 463 acres for sale outs ...