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SPRAWL ANDSMART GROWTHHAWprawl is a catchall term that signifies fast, dispersedlumped together as the problem of sprawl. How can policycide which policies to support and which to reject. The 2STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISM THATPRIVATEORGANIZATIONSSPACETHATSPRAWLEATINGVASTFARMLANDTHATPOPULATIONS PRAWLMARTROWTHCounter the myth that sprawl is eating up vast amounts Policy makers need to stick to the facts. They should 4STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISMDevelopment (that is, buildings, roads, andThe United States produces far more crops thanWorld food production has been outpacing Some environmentalists argue that1890s there were 500,000 deer in this country; today there PRAWLMARTROWTH THATPOPULATIONOREFLOWpopulation density that will increase 6STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISM Usingpast two decades, a typical rail line carries about 20 per-more than 35 percent. Furthermore, only 28 percent ofthe number of people in cars on Interstate 84,which is next to a light rail line, has increased by 70 per- One of the goals of the “smart growth” plat-form is to increase population density. The idea is that ifthe more people there are in an area, the greater the trafficof commuters typically drive to work. Only when densi- PRAWLMARTROWTHToday, a major highway outside Toronto collects tolls elec- 8STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISMthe higher price. Reflecting a multitude of constantly chang- STANDARDSPROCESS PRAWLMARTROWTHof right” zoning is the obverse of zoning today. It is alic officials or of directly affected neighbors.Such a zoning policy will protect neighborhoods if two 10STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISM “NIMBYNDERSTANDTHAT NIMBYHAVEIFFERENTIATE PRAWLMARTROWTH When current residents use the power 12STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISMuse of regulation to protect against harm.leaks into another’s source of drinking water, an environ-violated. The principled official recognizes that this isPAYMPACTTAXES PRAWLMARTROWTHthere can force costs on newcomers in the form of addi- 14STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISM found than proportionally to infrastructure cost, not more PRAWLMARTROWTH 16STATE-BASED ENVIRONMENTALISM 1368. Washington, DC: Heritage 17(5): 9–10. 4(4): 501–16. PRAWLMARTROWTHStroup, Richard L. 2000. Planning versus Market Solutions.