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0 ...Bridges,from page 4 means bringing in all groups of people •••Caltholpe,from page 4 afield than ever before.Between 70 affected by sprawling growth,includ- car culture,they are abandoned in percent and 80 percent of the 29 million ing African Americans,Hispanics, favor of the open countryside where jobs expected to be created in this Hmong and Native Americans, said there is plenty of room to accommo- country within the next decade will go Rev. Battle. date auto-based communities,he said. to those outer ring suburbs.In addi- "As we build these bridges...let's Even though it may initially be tion,80 percent of the 15 million homes just make sure we build them with the cheaper to build in the countryside, that will be built during that same right material,"he said. such sprawling growth relies on an period will go up in those outer Lee Ronning,LSP's Sustainable expensive infrastructure,Calthorpe communities.With growth like this,it Development Program director, said pointed out. That infrastructure sucks is getting increasingly difficult to the forum was successful in bringing resources out of the inner city at an determine what actually makes up an opposing viewpoints to a common alarming rate. urban area,said Richmond. table to discuss solutions. "As investment goes outward, But those hoping to bring about "Instead of pitting environmentalists disinvestment goes inward,"he said. truly sustainable development have to against developers this conference was But some communities are success- look at the big picture,and not just a major step in showing we want to fully turning that trend around by focus on problems within urban areas, work together,"she said. creating"neighborhoods" that are more said Blaine mayor Tinklenberg.He said The next step? efficient environmentally and economi- his city is not only getting an influx of Ronning said the participants in this cally. people from Minneapolis-St.Paul,but forum must meet again to fine-tune "That means we have to put our also economically depressed areas in development policy changes they can shopping,our day care,our schools, outstate Minnesota such as Hibbing. mutually support in the state legisla- our transit back into one place,"said Economic development that helps all hire. Calthorpe. "That's how you create a communities,not just urban ones,is "We see an opportunity here." O focus. That's how you create a sense of only true way to keep community.That's how you create a ustainable population shifts from common ground at a neighborhood occurring,he said. Looking at the big picture also Calthorpe,see page 8... The Land Stewardship Letter 7 1'661 J:ICI/AON t•WRIINflN 'Z1 :Mil 10A •