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The Torontoist’s Ron Nurwisah sent this along to us: Sprawl is the arch-nemesis of progressive urban planning. North America’s love affair with the car and the suburbs has created unsustainable, unlivable and homogenous neighbourhoods. Suburbs from California to Vancouver, from Miami to Toronto have led to gridlock, the destruction of green spaces and the collapseContinue readinghttp://www.leo.lehigh.edu/projects/sprawl.jpg