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Sprawling Cities Face Many ProblemsWASHINGTON, DC, October 18, 2002 (ENS) - Sprawling metropolitan areas have higher traffic fatality rates, more traffic, and poorer air quality than less sprawling areas, a new study demonstrates. The report, "Measuring Sprawl and Its Impact," is based on a three year research project conducted by professors at Rutgers and Cornell universities. Unlike previous studies, which attempted to evaluate sprawl based on one or two statistics such as density, "Measuring Sprawl" uses 22 variables to rate metro areas on four different aspects of their development. The scores for each factor indicate how badly those regions...