Yonah Freemark
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https://www.urban.org/author/yonah-freemark 02-06-2009 15:11:20
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How has sprawl spread out across US metropolitan areas?
In new work Urban Institute, we delve into patterns of urban development from 1940–today in the Fresno region, showing that urbanized land has expanded far more quickly than population growth.
urban.org/research/publi…
I agree with these recommendations- that the federal government should streamline the application and auditing process to help smaller communities.
In the meantime, National League of Cities can serve as a valuable resource for cities pursuing federal grants.
Federal infrastructure grants are disproportionately allocated to cities & counties with more payroll & staff per capita, Urban Institute analysis shows.
Communities with less capacity are, on average, missing out when it comes to federal infra funding urban.org/urban-wire/loc…