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Old Posted Apr 18, 2017, 3:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mhays View Post
Then the distant places should control sprawl too. And we don't need to expand any roads to facilitate waste.
In theory, think of a city like a sandbox. If the city creates a boundary and prohibits growth outside of it, the sand will need to get deeper inside of the boundary. This could work in a city like Houston where there is no zoning to restrict widespread increases in density. Portland is tightly zoned, so the net effect is just a massive arbitrary wealth transfer from people who do not yet own homes to those who do. Very progressive.

Sure, a developer can lobby to have zoning changed, but it takes time, which takes money and influence, and prevents anyone but the richest and most well connected citizens from being able to take advantage of it.
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