The Great Lakes Radio Consortium has two recent stories on urban sprawl:
INSURANCE RATES DRIVING SPRAWL?
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ENCOURAGING URBAN SPRAWL?
In Traverse City property taxes in the city are incredibly high due in part to the in-town real estate boom increasing the State Equalized Value. If I didn't believe in the value of a walkable community I would be tempted to live in a rural township. However, at some point the total energy of infrastructure costs of living outside of a city center will need to be paid - and those costs will be tremendous.
Also, if you want to stop sprawl don't allow ugly-ass 5 acre home lots. What a scourge those are...
