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<br />ODJ73i <br /> <br />h. Concentration of Anticipated New Growth into Existinq <br />Front Ranqe Cities <br /> <br />Interest in this possible policy is increasing. It <br />is one suggestion of the Reqional Transportation District <br />among others. <br /> <br />Benefits: Efforts to guide growth patterns run <br />with,rather than counter to,unguided <br />growth trends; detriments of dispersal <br />policies are avoided. <br /> <br />Detriments: Further population growth in Front Range <br />will simply increase congestion, urban <br />sprawl, and all the other ills that have <br />stimulated search for a population pol- <br />icy. <br /> <br />Mechanisms: Determine boundaries of probable growth <br />areas in state, impose strict land use <br />controls so as to prevent urban sprawl, <br />and encourage new growth in existing <br />towns or new cities in such areas. <br /> <br />Question for Proponents: <br /> <br />How can further urban sprawl actually be pre- <br />vented unless anticipated growth is diverted <br />away from Front Range? <br /> <br />-]- <br /> <br />