By the way Klein and Thompson use the word “sprawl” just once in the book, and it’s part of a critique of a city for trying to prevent it by setting an urban growth boundary. There’s no references to urban “infill” or “density”.

Tree Swallow fledgling on its first day out in the world.

You just need to look at a satellite timelapse to see the significant building in recent years and decades, especially at the urban edge.

This is my region where some of the last bits of prairie were cleared for warehouses and forests removed for single family homes.