MontCo short on undeveloped land

Published June 9, 2009 4:00am ET



Montgomery County has little room left for sprawling subdivisions of single-family homes and must try to build high-density, mixed-use developments near public transportation and services, according to the county’s planning commission.

Only 4 percent of land zoned for development still sits undeveloped, with county planning officials expecting 195,000 new residents by 2030, according to a new report.

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