sprawl

According to Shoup, this parking conundrum is foundational to many of the ills in modern urban life: congestion, sprawl, pollution and high housing costs.

A satellite limbo town, it is part of Paris' sprawl, but left out of the sell made around the world.

Green belts were established more than 70 years ago with five purposes, including restricting the sprawl of urban areas and protecting the countryside.

Seven hours and a cross-country trip later, I was sprawled on the bed in my Miami hotel room, exhausted from the dawn journey, embracing a nap such that I ignored my suddenly snarling smartphone.

I was born into this sprawled city and love it fiercely.