Smart growth
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Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in compact walkable urban centers to avoid sprawl. It also advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-f
The Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia is a transit-oriented development zone, an example of the smart growth concept.
San Diego, California
Green tramway track in Belgrade, Serbia
Urban sprawl
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Urban sprawl is defined as "the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterized by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning, and increased reliance on the p
A typical suburban development in the United States, located in Chandler, Arizona
An urban development in Palma, Mallorca
Despite its urban sprawl and car culture, Los Angeles is the densest major built-up urban area in the United States.
Traffic congestion in sprawling São Paulo, Brazil, which, according to Time magazine, has the world's worst traffic jams