A three-year study sponsored by Smart Growth

A three-year study sponsored by Smart Growth America reveals higher traffic fatality rates and poorer air quality afflicting metropolitan areas that sprawl. The ten most-sprawling areas average 36 traffic deaths per 100,000 people, while the least sprawling of the 83 metro areas studied average 23 deaths per 100,000, according to “Measuring Sprawl.” The report is available at www.smartgrowthamerica.org