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Monday, June 16, 2008
"High gas prices won't stop sprawl" The Columbus Dispatch
Link: High gas prices won't stop sprawl
Mark Ferenchik
The Columbus Dispatch
June 14, 2008
Soaring gas prices are prompting potential homebuyers to look closer to the central city to save money, say those promoting so-called “smart growth” for Columbus.
They want people to buy in urban neighborhoods where they can walk to the store and bike to work.
But planners and developers say the slowdown in central Ohio's outward growth is temporary. A regional planning agency says central Ohio's population is expected to grow by 500,000 by 2030, and 60 percent of that growth will be in unincorporated land, much of it outside Franklin County...
Posted by Paul Bonneville on June 16, 2008 | Permalink
Comments
what is the deal columbus? as the rest of the nation scrambles to find alternatives, build or upgrade public transit systems, and limit suburban sprawl it is disheartening to see a major US city still gobbling up farmland like it's 1990. and the attitudes about it are most saddening. things CAN change, accepting the status quo and saying 'thats just how it is' won't help lead you into the 21st century. considering columbus is my hometown, i really hope you guys can get it together out there. otherwise the future is not going to be pretty.
Posted by: rs | Jun 16, 2008 2:38:48 PM
