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McMahon
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Recognizing the influence of the almighty dollar on development plans, McMahon cited surveys from industry associations like the Urban Land Institute that show housing sales improve if homes do not sprawl across the countryside in the way they have the past 40 years, eating away at the landscape and the patience of conservationists.
Smaller houses on smaller lots in developments with more common, collective open space have been shown to sell at higher prices than bigger houses on bigger lots where there are trails for walking, open space for activities and mature trees left to stand.
Another point on which developers and conservationists might agree, McMahon said, is street width: instead of 40 feet wide, 24 feet, he suggested.
Narrower streets, forbid
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