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Sad but true. For decade upon decade, the uS government incentivized the development of urban sprawl -- funding highways and subsidizing suburban homes and so on and so forth. Not exactly a news flash. But yesterday, when I posted on Slate's great reader-curated video on the top 5 solutions to traffic congestion, it got me thinking about the issue all over again. And, once more, I was reminded of how deeply ingrained our inclination towards sprawl really is -- did you know Read the full story on TreeHugger