Home ›

Podcast - Thomas Jefferson: The Founding Father Of Sprawl?

3 May 2006 - 8:00am

Are you stuck in traffic from your exurban house to the sale at the local Hummer dealer? It's Thomas Jefferson's fault. The genius who drafted the Declaration of Independence also espoused a far-ranging anti-urban philosophy, with policies setting the stage for two centuries of sprawling development and political biases against cities. By Leo Vazquez, AICP/PP.

[Text and comments]

»
Bookmark and Share
“
Short of erasing existing political and jurisdictional boundaries, citizens and officials need to develop the capacity to work across boundaries according to the "problem-sheds" of the land and water issues we face in the 21st century.
”