The Wonky Magic of Urban Growth Boundaries

Did you know the first urban growth boundary in the US was instituted in Lexington, Kentucky? Now you do.

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Resources:

• Fadi Alhomaidat, Valerian Kwigizile, Jun-Seok Oh, Impacts of freeway speed limit on operation speed of adjacent arterial roads, IATSS Research, Volume 45, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 161-168, ISSN 0386-1112, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iatssr.2020.08.007

• J. Phillips & E. Goodstein, 2000. "Growth management and housing prices: the case of Portland, Oregon," Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International, vol. 18(3), pages 334-344, July. https://www.columbia.edu/~jhp2121/publications/GrowthManagementAndHousingPrices.pdf

• https://ukathletics.com/news/2024/10/22/kentucky-boasts-nation-leading-29-players-on-nba-opening-day-rosters/#:~:text=LEXINGTON%2C%20Ky.,25%20season%20with%20significant%20momentum.

• https://parkingreform.org/resources/mandates-map/

• https://www.lexingtonky.gov/government

• https://lextran.com/schedules-fares/bus-routes-schedules/

• https://www.imaginelexington.com/plans-projects/corridor-studies/imagine-nicholasville-road

• https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/best-food-cities-in-the-us-readers-choice-awards

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• Lexington flag via Getty, Credit: Yevhen Borysov, Creative #: 1724105701, License type: Royalty-free, Collection: Moment

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