TABLE OF CONTENTS

Survey of Local Growth Issues

Challenges Concerning Your Community

To view information about any of the topics listed below, click on the table for County/City Totals or the table for County/City Totals by State. To return to the previous page, use the back arrow on your tool bar.

To what extent do the following challenges currently concern your community?

County/City
Totals		County/City
Totals by State		 
Link to table Link to table Traffic congestion
Link to table Link to table Difficulty attracting new businesses to your community
Link to table Link to table Overcrowded schools
Link to table Link to table Greater distances between housing and job opportunities
Link to table Link to table Shortage of affordable housing
Link to table Link to table Loss of farmland
Link to table Link to table Loss of wildlife habitat and other environmentally sensitive lands
Link to table Link to table Loss of parkland and other "open spaces"
Link to table Link to table Loss of historic sites
Link to table Link to table Unsightly commercial development
Link to table Link to table Aging infrastructure (e.g., roads, water lines, sewer lines)
Link to table Link to table Need for new infrastructure (e.g., roads, water lines, sewer lines)
Link to table Link to table Air pollution
Link to table Link to table Water pollution
Link to table Link to table Scarcity of water resources
Link to table Link to table Decline of your downtown center(s)
Link to table Link to table Difficulty redeveloping your abandoned industrial sites
Link to table Link to table Inadequate tax base for supporting your schools and services
Link to table Link to table Lack of job opportunities for your residents