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First bathwater, then baby: NIMBYs win in Lancaster, but to what end?

January 30, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

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communitycharacter, farmland, planning, smartgrowth, sprawl, traditionalneighborhooddesign, walkability

 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has a wonderful character that is well worth preserving.  The heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Lancaster's most memorable landscape features are small Amish farms on beautiful rolling hills.  It’s also the most productive farmland in the Commonwealth. ...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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