Deadly Sprawl

Neat, sprawling suburbs hide deadly health risks.

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February 22, 2005, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Sprawl is urban development gone wild, spreading like kudzu from the edges of the city proper out into the surrounding landscape...his kind of development spawns myriad health issues, from respiratory illness to obesity to car accidents. And while sprawl affects some groups more than others, its everybodys problem...What is perhaps the most consistent, recognizeable characteristic of sprawl is also one of the most troublesome: the car reigns supreme."

Thanks to Dan Magee

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