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A sure sign that sprawl is in trouble: farming is starting to beat it in the land market

September 23, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

Tags:
conservation, farmland, KendallCounty, NewarkIllinois, smartgrowth, sprawl

  When farmland that was slated for an exurban housing development is sold by the developer at a loss back to farming interests, you know that sprawl has passed its peak.  Especially if it is just beyond the edge of...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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