Currently, there is a growing movement in America to return to the traditional style of neighborhood planning, replacing our current system of automobile dependent sprawl. Founders of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck are at the forefront of this anti-sprawl movement. In the authors' own words, Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream is a "call to arms" to redesign American Communities. In their book, they analyze the differences between traditional, livable neighborhoods, and the new suburban sprawl. Furthermore, the components of sprawl, ranging from governmental regulations to automobile dependency are examined in detail. They also take a look at the negative consequences of sprawl, including kids who are trapped in their dead-end streets and cities who find that the cost of supporting their suburbs is far greater than the tax revenue generated by them. The authors reference existing traditional neighborhoods that work and list a number of new communities that are being built from the ground up with smart growth as the basis for development. Finally, Suburban Nation offers solutions enabling America to return to the development of traditional neighborhoods and towns.
             As a result of Suburban Nation's publication and the growth of the anti-sprawl movement, not only have people started realizing that sprawl is socially, ecologically and economically bad, but they have also become aware that sprawl produces negative consequences for everyone. For example, children become dependent on parental transportation in order to escape the cul-de-sac. This greatly limits the child's development of responsibility and ability to function once he enters the world of adulthood. Moreover, sprawl also results in the elderly becoming nonviable members of society once they lose their driver's licenses. Many seniors choose t...