control zoning and growth in non urban areas so no more suburbs are ever built I'm sick of suburban sprawl, but don't think that centralized urban planning is the way to do it. That's why I prefer places with strict zoning laws (done at the municipal level, of course) that prevent the ugliness so characteristic of an Orange County, CA, Harris County, TX or Broward County, FL.
I'm a little biased. When I was younger, Livingston County was an area with forests, farms, small towns, and country living. I used to be able to take my shotgun across the street from my dad's house and go hunting. Now, I'd hear the sound of sirens, and will be getting a nice DNR type ticket for firing a weapon 400 yards from an occupied dwelling.
I don't want to be the next Oakland County.