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Jan. 15, 2015

How to make CEQA mitigation meaningful

CEQA, as currently written, overpromises and underdelivers when it comes to significant impact mitigation. By Philip J. Hess


By Philip J. Hess


Stuck in traffic recently? Look around. You may notice a lot of new buildings lining the streets of your city. Many are apartment buildings and mixed use developments far larger than what they replaced. Growth brings vitality, but it also brings traffic, and lots of it, both from new residents and people drawn to the new shops and services that have opened.


Increasing congestion and other impacts from new development are unwelcome and ...

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