Codes and Roads: Why We’re Still Building Sprawl

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By Angie SchmittFeb 26, 2015, 10:02 am28 pts
At CityLab, Alana Samuels posed a great question: Why are developers still building sprawl? Even as surveys show many people they want walkable communities, the builders keep producing car-oriented sprawl, she writes. Samuels looked at Los Vegas and Atlanta, two of America’s most sprawling cities, and so her…

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