High Cost of Gas Prompting Smart Growth

With gasoline prices above $4 per gallon, communities are focusing their attention on whether smart growth planning can alleviate the financial burden of high gas costs and reduce air pollution. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments has actively promoted the "Blueprint," which sets forth smart growth planning principals such as higher densities, transportation choices, mixed-use development and conservation of natural resources. To read an article about the Blueprint and smart growth development in the Sacramento region, click here.

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