Why did SUSPS introduce the 2001 sprawl ballot question?
SUSPS was disturbed to find that the Sierra Club’s extensive and expensive anti-sprawl materials had nothing to say about the population component. It is misleading to imply that poor planning and short-sighted laws alone have brought us to today’s state of choking sprawl. The United States has grown from 150 million in 1950 to 275 million today – and we are living with the consequences. The nation’s leading environmental organization owes it to its members to report on these facts accurately.
