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Greenbelt Alliance In the News
June 1, 2006 At risk of sprawl Letter to the Editor BylineEDITOR: I was surprised at your editorial about Greenbelt Alliance's report, "At Risk: The Bay Area Greenbelt." Greenbelt's report got it right. Most of Sonoma County's cities have done well at protecting our county's rural landscapes. But the county's policies are weaker than they should be, and that puts lands at risk of sprawl development. The current county general plan update should include stronger protections for community separators and better zoning to keep our county's rural lands undeveloped. That's something that your editorial, "Pave paradise?" and I agree on. The report also says that lands inside urban growth boundaries are at risk of sprawl development. That's true. Those areas are appropriate places for development, but it's an open question how they'll be developed: with sprawling car-dependent subdivisions or with compact neighborhoods near transit. We need to be vigilant about making sure this development is done well. Sonoma County, like the entire Bay Area, is going to grow. We're doing a good job at guiding that growth into our cities, but our work is far from over. That's why our county has lands at risk, and that's why it's important to pay attention to Greenbelt's report. CRAIG LITWIN ### |
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