Sprawl in Canada and the United States

Abstract:     
The purpose of this article is to show that, in Canada as in the United States, government regulation promotes sprawl through anti-density zoning, minimum parking requirements, and overly wide streets. However, Canadian cities are less "sprawling" than American cities- perhaps because at least some of these regulations are less onerous than in the United States.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 50

Keywords: Sprawl, Zoning, Density, Parking

JEL Classification: R14, R23, R40, R41, R48, R50, R52, R58

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