Why Are Developers Still Building Sprawl?The article goes on at some length but the short answer is because sprawl sells. Most people still want a suburban ranch house or McMansion on a cul de sac, with a 2-3 car garage. Every time gas prices drop people go back to buying their preferred SUVs and pickup trucks, too.
This is obviously related to what we wrote yesterday about most Americans driving to the grocery store, and wherever else they go within 100 miles.
