Topic: sprawl
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Urban Wonk
The Smart Growth Priority Advocates Are Forgetting
Land conservation should be central to sustainable communities
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Archives
Houston, Then and Now (1891 to 2011)
A cartographic look at Texas' largest city
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Urban Wonk
The End of Sprawl
Businesses are moving downtown, the suburban office park is basically extinct - is a more urban future inevitable?
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Urban Wonk
A Good Use for all Those Empty Suburban Developments
Farmers are reclaiming unused sprawl to grow crops
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Can Phoenix Be Greened?
The city is ground zero for global warming emissions. But adopting a more sustainable urban planning approach will be very difficult
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Urban Wonk
The Unbearable Cost of Sprawl
How planners can correct some of the worst excesses of the exurbs
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Maryland's Governor Explains his War on Sprawl
On the eve of releasing a new smart growth plan, Gov. Martin O'Malley discusses density, smart growth, and a city-centric future
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Urban Wonk
How Suburban Sprawl Works Like a Ponzi Scheme
Ending the economic crisis in cities means ensuring a higher rate of return on infrastructure investments
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Urban Wonk
Debunking the Cul-de-Sac
The design of America's suburbs has actually made our streets more dangerous
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Preserving the Environment with Cities, Not In Spite of Them
The best way to save wilderness is through strong, compact, beautiful communities
