Smart growth and sustainable transportation: can we get there from here? From: Fordham Urban Law Journal | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: Pollard, Oliver A., III | COPYRIGHT 2002 Fordham Urban Law Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

As the U.S. Supreme Court has observed, "[D]riving an automobile [is] a virtual necessity for most Americans." (1) Transportation and land use laws and policies have played a primary role in creating this dependence on motor vehicles; they have spurred scattered suburban development and promoted driving. At the same time these laws and policies have made other transportation options--such as public transit, bicycling, and walking--less practical, desirable, ...

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