Essays and Op Pieces by Robert Bruegmann

Selected Articles about Robert Bruegmann and Sprawl: A Compact History

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Essays and Op Ed Pieces by Robert Bruegmann

L.A., the King of Sprawl? Not at all. Los Angeles Times, Oct. 23, 2005 (PDF file)

"Urban Myths: Sprawl gets a bad press but it has given us privacy, mobility and choice," in The Guardian (London) Jan. 28, 2006 (PDF file)

"How Sprawl Got a Bad Name" (extended excerpts from the book edited and rearranged) in American Enterprise, June 2006

"Poor Misunderstood Sprawl," in New York Times, July 9, 2006

"Gridlock, schmidlock: LA traffic isn’t as bad as you think," in Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2006

"Exurbanization and Gentrification: How the Two patterns have been linked since the beginning of urban history," in the Next American City, issue 11, 2006