San Antonio TX Neighborhood Protected from Gas Station Impact
San Antonio residents were concerned about a proposal to build a QuikTrip gas station and convenience store less than a hundred feet from their homes and within 500 feet of…
Gas Station 500-Foot Safety Zone Law Upheld
Santa Rosa County, Florida Healthy Neighborhoods Alliance Wins Gas Station Safety Zone BattleOn December 12th, the Santa Rosa County Commissioners voted unanimously to enforce a law requiring a 500-foot safety…
Wildfire & Sprawl
How Residential Sprawl into High Risk Areas Increases Wildfire Jeopardizing Public Safety Allowing residential development to sprawl into areas at high risk for wildfire increases the likelihood that lives will…
Reno, NV: Poorly Planned Massive Sprawl Development Defeated
The Washoe County Planning Commission just voted to deny the rezoning needed for a massive rural sprawl project northwest of Reno, NV. CEDS assisted efforts of 2,000 area residents to…
Flawed recycling material recovery facility (MRF) defeated
With assistance from CEDS Florida residents recently defeated a flawed recycling or Material Recovery Facility (MRF) that threatened to harm their homes due to excessive noise, dust, odors and loss…