Kimmio and I went off on a bit of a tangent about suburbia, urban sprawl and big box stores.  Check out the Alberta Civil Elections thread if you're interested.

What are your thoughts on urban sprawl?

What type of shopping areas do you like?  Malls, strip malls, box stores, a walking shopping strip (not sure what these are usually referred to)?

Does your area have new developments?  What type of design do the tend to follow?  I find there aren't too many malls being built anymore.