William WhyteThinkers

Urban planning is like war, in that it is too important to be left to the experts; a good planner needs a sophisticated and a critical audience, people who like cities.

Urban sprawl is bad aesthetics; it is bad economics. Five acres are being made to do the work of one, and do it very poorly. This is bad for the farmers, it is bad for communities, it is bad for industry, it is bad for utilities, it is bad for the railroads, it is bad for recreation groups, it is even bad for developers.