Relieving traffic congestion reduces the appeal of public transit and fuels the growth of suburban sprawl.
Suburban sprawl is out and is replaced with higher-density urban areas with multiple transportation options.
To this end, the Republicans have reinvented the traditional political party for the age of suburban sprawl.
For starters, zoning laws, which liberals favor to control "suburban sprawl, " have constrained California's housing supply and ratcheted up prices.
In the ensuing decade, Oregon pioneered tough land-use regulations, curbing industries that relied on forest products and declaring war on suburban sprawl.
The modern freeways and suburban sprawl give way to high grasslands in the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve and dense redwood forests north of Santa Cruz.
On the other hand, Kansas City is a classic example of suburban sprawl, with businesses and neighborhoods spread throughout multiple municipalities and two states.
They command a tremendous view of suburban sprawl in all directions.
We love the mobility our cars provide, but keeping them filled with gas has gotten us into all sorts of trouble, and suburban sprawl is a nightmare.
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The next quarter century is likely to bring a new look and feel to housing, much different than the post-war suburban sprawl that America experienced in the 1950s and 1960s.
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That proposal is aimed at dealing with suburban sprawl, while the new initiative is directed at restoring and protecting undeveloped, but vulnerable, forests, grasslands, beaches and marine sanctuaries, officials said.
Keeneland sits outside downtown Lexington, on the border between suburban strip-mall sprawl and verdant, expansive, expensive farmland, and from virtually anywhere on the grounds, you can look out onto the renowned bluegrass landscape.
This article is part of a companion series to "Sprawl America, " a look at suburban growth airing nightly this week on CNN at 8 p.m.
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