Read more suburban sprawl stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22663/suburban-sprawl.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:36:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70592/tear-up-your-lawn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMatthew Fleischer has always hated lawns as wasteful and useless. But his hate is at a fevered pitch after reading about how the desire for lush green grass in literally draining states dry. America’s lawns and golf courses require about 200 gallons of water per citizen per day. We could...http://www.newser.com/story/70592/tear-up-your-lawn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51056/sorry-greenies-americans-still-like-sprawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen urban planners dream, they dream that Americans will give up on the suburbs in favor of a dense, environmentally friendly, less auto-dependent lifestyle. And it’s never going to happen, David Brooks writes in the New York Times. “Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never seem to want to...http://www.newser.com/story/51056/sorry-greenies-americans-still-like-sprawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 12:10:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39738/mortgage-crisis-blame-george-bailey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe housing bubble that triggered the current economic crisis began with a post-Depression attitude toward owning a home presented in the classic Christmas flick It’s a Wonderful Life , writes Ross Douthat in the Washington Post . Hero banker George Bailey’s chief goal was to loan the poor enough money to buy...http://www.newser.com/story/39738/mortgage-crisis-blame-george-bailey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Oct 2008 13:26:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38901/calif-adopts-stiff-anti-sprawl-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe country's most aggressive anti-sprawl bill was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, the Sacramento Bee reports. The "first in the nation" bill mandates regional targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and uses $5 billion in transportation funding as an incentive to stimulate denser residential development. “This fundamentally changes...http://www.newser.com/story/38901/calif-adopts-stiff-anti-sprawl-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Oct 2008 13:44:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30684/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-he-feels-fine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe soaring cost of travel is forcing a fundamental change in the identity of America, writes Bill McKibben in the Washington Post : "The frontier of endless mobility that we've known our entire lives is closing." And that's not necessarily a bad thing, because sprawl has "eroded our sense of community...http://www.newser.com/story/30684/its-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-he-feels-fine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Jun 2008 10:26:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30213/the-new-generational-shift-suburban-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChanges in lifestyles, economic conditions, and demographics are leading to a reversal in urban flight, The Wall Street Journal reports. Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline and the subprime crisis have driven many to cities from suburbs, where commutes are longer and houses have lost the most value. Boomers are simplifying their lives with...http://www.newser.com/story/30213/the-new-generational-shift-suburban-flight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Jun 2008 15:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18764/potential-bellwether-va-shades-from-red-to-blue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagVirginia will have its critical primary moment tomorrow, but the state may play an even bigger role in November—that of a red state turning blue, reports the Wall Street Journal. The former Confederate seat has voted Republican in every election but one since 1952, but lately has elected two...http://www.newser.com/story/18764/potential-bellwether-va-shades-from-red-to-blue.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 Feb 2008 15:44:06 CST