CFPA supports movements in that direction. The impulse arises from what we see around us. Unsightly sprawl gobbles up earth and landscapes and threatens water resources. As we sprawl into the countryside, we distance ourselves from centralized amenities such as those in village centers. Beyond walking distance, we connect to them by automobile along roads that are ever more congested.
Town centers wither.
Viability of older city and town centers surrounded by open space is lost, replaced by a 'geography of nowhere'. Once rural towns compete for industry to increase their tax base, and cities fight back. The outcome spells ruination not only for open space and its amenities, but for our villages and cities. Our land use becomes organized around our cars. And what can be lost through careless change.