Barron, DavidFrug, Gerald2013-12-062002David J. Barron & Gerald E. Frug, The Census As a Call to Action, 29 Fordham Urb. L.J. 1387 (2002).0199-4646http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11357483This article argues that we misinterpret the Census figures showing the continued growth of the suburbs and increase in populations of some cities and not others. While many, including a Harvard economist, contend that this is a purely a result of consumer preference, this article concludes that this pattern is more likely a result of legal rules promoting sprawl which have been unchanged for 50 years. The article states that this new census data should be a wake-up call for state law reform which will no longer constrain and define local government.en-USJournal Article