Sprawl Costs the Public More Than Twice as Much as Compact Development | Streetsblog USA

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How much more does it cost the public to build infrastructure and provide services for sprawling development compared to more compact neighborhoods? . . .

The most sprawling areas impose three times the annual cost per household as the most compact areas. For hard infrastructure like water, sewers, and roads, the high cost of sprawl is even more stark — “ten times the cost of other patterns” over the lifecycle of the investment, according to the authors.

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