One of the nation’s most progressive land use concepts has been successfully damaged by property rights zealots. On November 2nd, voters in Oregon approved a
The 1st District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee, Florida has let Wal-Mart off the hook — for now — in a class action lawsuit that
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.