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"The anti-sprawl people are for free choice and changing the zoning laws so that we can build more traditionally planned neighborhoods as we did in 1920 to 1950 before sprawl type design mandated BY LAW through zoning codes."

So you say. I have no problem with "traditionally designed" neighborhoods. I do have a problem when the anti-sprawl types want to outlaw any thing but that solution. I do have a problem when the anti-sprawl types want to force people to live in high density developments. I don't have a 10 acre tract, but one day I plan on living far out in the woods on a 400 acre piece of land. Some anti-sprawl types would pass legislation preventing me from living there.

Well, I don't think anti-sprawl people are opposed to others buying a 400 acre tract of land. But even IF they were (which they're not) that would restrict a very few people.

Meanwhile for approx 40 years we've had actual laws (not hypthetical ones) which restrict traditional neighborhood development and design. I'd ask exactly WHO has been restricted from constructing neighborhoods they want and owning the type of home they want in the type of neighborhood they want?

If I'm a developer and I buy a 400 acre tract of land on which I want to develop a traditional neighborhood using tried and true design concepts, I CAN'T. I'm prevented from doing so in virtually every place in the country BY LAW.