Topic: sprawl
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Is Your City Getting in the Way of Your Social Life?
Measuring the "social interaction potential" of place.
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Rankings
The Surprising Places Where Sprawl Is Still the Building Pattern of Choice
It's not the spread-out icons of Phoenix and Las Vegas, but rather pockets of the South Atlantic, Texas and the Pacific Northwest.
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Videos
America Is a Walking Disaster
In much of the country, walking – that most basic and human method of movement, and the one most important to our health – is all but impossible.
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Sprawl Could Kill Off 34 Million Acres of American Forest by 2060
According to a new study, urban and developed land areas will increase 41 percent.
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Urban Wonk
The 5 Most Important Sustainability Stories of 2013
A new rise of suburban sprawl, getting serious about climate change and more.
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Urban Wonk
What Are the 7 Keys to a Strong Community?
Parks, community schools, and other essential elements.
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Photos
Pre-Sprawl Aerial Images: 'The Next Best Thing to a Time Machine'
Compare every corner of Connecticut, from 1934 to today.
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Urban Wonk
Could Parking Lot Walkways Point the Way to Walkable Redevelopment?
It’s all about the future street pattern.
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Urban Wonk
The Fiscal Conservative's Case Against Sprawl
In his new book, Chuck Marohn explains how sprawl is like a Ponzi scheme.
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High Density Sprawl Is Still Sprawl
Don't be fooled - sprawl is about much more than the number of homes per acre.
