This is an oldie but goodie: Sightline did a study a few years ago on sprawl in northwest cities. From the below animated graphic it is obvious the outskirts of Spokane are dominated by low-density housing and we also ranked quite low in smart growth. (See that chart HERE.)



















Remember: In Spokane County, 25% of growth in the last decade has happened outside our urban areas and the Urban Growth Area itself has not reached the population it was planned to accommodate. Also, it was estimated that Spokane County is expected to grow by more than a staggering 150,000 people between now and 2031. It becomes obvious: Growth needs to be focused inside our cities and towns to keep them economically vibrant instead of making infrastructure investments for sprawl which increases costs to taxpayers and stretch our urban services so thin.

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