The edge of the cities and towns are clearly defined. Tendrils of growth don't drip along roads out into the countryside. Well, no matter what sort of controls are put in place, our cities and towns will never resemble, nor will they function like the tightly-packed urban villages of Europe. Even in Fort Collins, where planning rules are squeezing more homes onto smaller lots, the fact remains that the dominant form of development throughout America is single-family dwellings. On the same space where there are six homes here, there are 50 apartments in Spain.
Sprawl is built into our culture.
My answer - no way. In the coming years, urban planning will help improve how neighborhoods look and how they function, people in the new neo-traditional homes will feel good about their front porches. Swaths of land will be purchased and set aside as open space. But growth will continue much the way it always has, and in 20 years the Front Range won't look a whole lot different than Los Angeles. Passing new laws won't bring significant changes or stop anyone from moving here.