greenfield development

The Overhead Wire asks what sprawl is.

 Ryan Avent gives his answer -- he uses "sprawl" to refer to neighborhood density rather than regional density.

 (As a stats geek, I would state it this way:  "What matters is a metropolitan area's weighted density and not its standard density.")

The Overhead Wire asks what sprawl is.

 Ryan Avent gives his answer -- he uses "sprawl" to refer to neighborhood density rather than regional density.

 (As a stats geek, I would state it this way:  "What matters is a metropolitan area's weighted density and not its standard density.")