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A New Breed Of Sprawl: The Future Of Tract Homes?

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: The Congress For the New Urbanism
18 March 2002 - 5:00am

New Mexico's Las Maravillas is an example of everything that is wrong with the way Americans plan communities.

"What price are New Mexicans willing to pay to live the American dream of brick homes and giant walk-in closets? ... The stop signs at the entrance to the community are also scarred from"friendly fire," one so swiss-cheesed that you can't make out the word "STOP." And, lest you begin to doubt for even a moment thatthis is the prettiest ghetto in the state, taped to one of the stop signs is a hand-written note, reading, "Found: Pitbull" with a phone number. "

Full Story: A Whole New Breed of Sprawl
Source: Albuquerque Journal, March 17, 2002
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In the long term, removing major urban freeways should be part of a more comprehensive approach to reduce automobile dependency by promoting public transportation and transit-oriented development.
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