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.")
My own thought it that it's time to retire "sprawl." This little 5-letter word is being forced to do too much work; it simply has too many meanings.
And...
Panoramic sprawl
Californian Matt Jalbert has taken a stunning set of panoramic photos of California sprawl. My favorite is of this residential development in San Ramon. I cropped a tiny patch for the...
Panoramic sprawl
Californian Matt Jalbert has taken a stunning set of panoramic photos of California sprawl. My favorite is of this residential development in San Ramon. I cropped a tiny patch for the...
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The Impossibles Are Back
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Whitney Houston Autopsy Complete But No Word On Cause Of Death
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