Here is an interesting article on urban sprawl. It does bring up some questions, one of which is what is bad about urban sprawl? Sprawl happens because people want to live in less dense areas. If those people can afford to and don't mind the long commutes that may or may not come with it, what's the problem? This is a HUGE country. If you want to enjoy unspoiled wilderness, you can. It's out there all over the country and not going away anytime soon. So what's wrong with sprawl?