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February 20, 2005
exurban wasteland
A recent Guardian story provides insight into what our new US exurbs look like to the UK:
"As US towns sprawl into the countryside, creating anonymous zones dominated by soulless malls, one of Britain's leading historians asks if it could happen here..."
Scariest quote:
"After a closely fought referendum, Phoenix, a city of 3.5 million (roughly half the population of London), has only just agreed to a light-rail system."
Posted by Chris at February 20, 2005 03:33 PM
So, when we run out of farmland, we'll be fighting wars over food as well as petrol.
Posted by: deb at February 21, 2005 10:00 AM