Summary Sprawl Harms Our Health Vehicles and Smog Public Transit vs. Highways A Vision for the Future How Your State Rates Downloads and Credits     Downloads Download a PDF of this report: low resolution graphics, 800 kilobytes high resolution graphics, 4.2 megabytes     To read last year’s report, "Smart Choices or Sprawling Growth: A Fifty State Survey of Development" or Sierra Club sprawl reports from previous years, or to find out more about the Sierra Club’s Challenge to Sprawl Campaign, please visit www.sierraclub.org/sprawl/. Acknowledgments This project was made possible through the hard work of many Sierra Club volunteers and staff, including: Challenge to Sprawl Campaign Committee: Sandy Bahr Melody Flowers Tim Frank (chair) Ben Hitchings John Holtzclaw Ed Hopkins Brett Hulsey Judy Kunofsky Bill Myers Peter Tyler Project Coordinator Melody Flowers Director, Environmental Quality Program Ed Hopkins Regional Field Advisor Brett Hulsey Writers/Editors Joanie Clayburgh, Melody Flowers, Stephanie Vance Research Melody Flowers, Ananda Hirsh, John Holtzclaw Communications Consultants Joanie Clayburgh, Megan Fowler, Kim Haddow, Allen Mattison Design and Production, print version John Byrne Barry Design and Production, web version Will Easton, Lisa Reiser, Mike Papciak Field Research and Editorial Assistance Glen Besa, Glen Brand, Scott Chapman, Jane Clark, Marc Conte, David Crossley, Chase Davis, Julie Eisenhardt, Scott Elkins, Dan Emerine, Craig Engelking, Alan Farago, Pat Gallagher, Steve Gerritson, Bryan Hager, Virginia Harris, Debbie Heaton, Marc Heileson, Alicia Karpick, Sarah Kite, Bert Melcher, Bill Myers, Vivian Newman, Rob Smith, Jeff Tittel, Peter Tyler, Alex Veitch, Maura Wood Our thanks to all who contributed to this report. This report has been funded by a grant from The Sierra Club Foundation. Cover photograph of Chicago by Robert Glusic.