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by hattmall 528 days ago
The suburban and exurban sprawl in the 80s was driven by developers chasing unrestricted zoning. Sure zoning was defined in metro areas but there was a ton of cheap housing available and a major development boom in the areas that allowed it.

Now even very rural and remote places will in many cases have restrictive zoning and arduous permitting processes.