Sprawl is why it seems like you have to drive an eternity to get where you want to go. Our society today has moved everything further and further apart, trying to get away from each other.
Many people routinely have to drive an hour to and from work every day.
All of this separation is not without consequence however. In this section we will look into the argument that the Sierra Club regarding why sprawl needs to be eliminated. The average American spend the equivalent of 55 eight hour work days behind the wheel. The chemicals that are produced by vehicles harm our water supply and dirties the air. Sprawl worsens the damage from floods Builders destroy areas where there are natural wetland that absorb rain water, this causes massive flooding and lots of property damage.