Not everyone agrees that sprawl is bad. But the bottom line is that sprawling development consumes our limited supply of land and means less nature, less farmland, and less rural tranquility for all of us. And without too much discerning thought, suburban growth in nearly all forms has frequently been equated to sprawl. When new subdivisions or major road projects are proposed, suburban growth is often portrayed as an evil, consuming force, which must be fought and stopped in its tracks wherever it rears its ugly head. Growth and sprawl are inherently harmful to the environment.
Growth needs to be confined to developed areas already served by public facilities and mass transit.
Growth and sprawl consume land and spoil natural landscapes. This is not to say that the anti-growth activists are wrong. As frequently practiced and implemented, all of these alleged evils attributed to suburban growth can be found and do indeed occur. Click lightning bolt icon at top left.