Room to spare as city sprawls

The report is likely to fuel critics of the Government’s plan, who argue Melbourne is already the world’s eighth-most sprawling metropolis, not because of population growth but because of inefficient use of land.

via theage.com.au

There’s a lot of Los Angeles in Melbourne - and unless we learn from their lessons, we’ll follow them down the path of becoming a third-world city. We’re very wasteful with our space, and we need proper regional management - not a hodge-podge of insular councils.