^I wouldn't go as far as to claim that people prefer suburbs. People tend to prefer new, clean, affordable, good schools, etc. and the development community prefers to make money. These characteristics can take place in many types of environments. However, with our political environment, we tend to subsidize growth in the outskirts of the city. Projects like SR 9B are an example of this. Without the $150 million investment in the highway, half of these land development projects never happen. Drop $150 million in other areas of town to encourage "new, clean affordable, good schools, etc." and you'll see more growth in those areas as well. With that said, our major challenge is to make sure that whatever growth with have, is sustainable and not a drain on public and environmental resources.