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Here's a short timelapse video I've made of suburban sprawl along I-85 in Gwinnett County, from 1984-2016. The area pictured here is between Duluth and Lawrenceville.

Notice all of the green spaces (forests, former farms) in 1984 and how they became subdivisions and shopping centers and offices, all oriented around the car access provided by highways and arterial roads.

This is basically an image of car-centric growth. This particular urban design was subsidized by public roads and mortgage deductions, and enforced by restrictive zoning. It was very intentional and planned.

The good news is that, when we accept that there was an intentional plan here and a set of government tools that supported this growth style, we can make changes. We can use our toolbox and our planning powers to create growth styles that use land more efficiently, conserve forests, and support multiple modes of transportation.