65 percent (64 million), while the U.S. popula- tion rose only 18 percent (37 million). Between 1984 and 1986, auto vehicle usage rose twice as fast as the U.S. population. This "automobile vehicle population explosion" is the chief villain, along with the sprawl of suburban office buildings and such massive shopping centers as Tysons Comer in Virginia and the Oakbrook Shopping Center near Chicago.
The most popular suburban antigrowth strategy is to make new build- ings very expensive....