Urban sprawl was official US Government policy from the end of WW2 until only fairly recently. It's not the natural order of things. Toll free interstate highwa

Urban sprawl was official US Government policy from the end of WW2 until only fairly recently. It's not the natural order of things. Toll free interstate highways, government underwritten mortgages. Suburbs are attractive with those interventions. At the local level strict zoning still chokes off housing construction and mandated minimum parking results in the majority of urban land sitting idle ready for peak parking demand one day a year instead of actual use as a destination.