Suburban #Sprawl costs 38% more in upfront public costs & 10% more in ongoing costs than compact development, PLUS has only 1/10th the tax revenue per acre, confirms report summarizing 17 studies. Important #citymakingmath via @CityLab & @SmartGrowthUSA:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-05-21/quantifying-the-cost-of-sprawl
Quantifying the Cost of Sprawl

In infrastructure, service delivery and tax receipts.

Bloomberg
@BrentToderian only 1/10th! that alone should settle the question.
@stephendedalus @BrentToderian
Except, those making the wrong headed decisions to expand the sprawl are more often than not the ones paying those taxes. They want to avoid paying (and force others to pay for them).
@BrentToderian Yeah, but the #exurbs are the peak of civilization