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> arminius wrote:
> > Americans have become increasingly alarmed, making urban sprawl one of
> > the nation's hottest political issues.
> >
>
> I have yet to hear anyone give a definition of what "sprawl" is and
> what it is not.
> Or to state what an optimal desired population density per square mile
> would be.
>
> Sprawl, like "sustainability" is just a buzzword used by left-wing nuts
> to agitate for ever increasing goverment control and reduction of
> individual freedom in the name of "planning".
>

Sprawl is like porn, you know it when you see it.

For me, sprawl becomes obscene when it starts fragmenting wildlife movement,
and introducing alien species of plants and animals.

You might call me a "left-wing nut", but if assisting developers through
subsidies in the way of utilities and free infrastructure isn't a form of
welfare, I don't know what is. Name one place where sprawl, and "increasing
the tax base" has actually brought down taxes and I'll move there.

Alan
Charlotte, NC (a poster child for sprawl)