Urban Expansion Enthusiast Mugs

Welcome to Rancho Del Denial: Another sprawling, fast-growing suburb in a geographic region virtually devoid of water, but hey - do we look worried?

"Follow that dream!" (man boarding taxi)

"I can hear Brooklyn becoming played out."

The Earth studying our cities with much interest

Holiday cottage

'New in town, hey? Let me show you a great condo tower.'

Man at council planning offices can't get through door due to position of steps.

'Corporations' studying a city for its 'pros' and 'cons'

Immigrating to the City

"So this is the lovely view of trees..."

Model Village/Realistic Model Village.

We're from the City Zoning Commission, sir -- we've decided to tear down your house and put up a slum.

"Yes, we've been lost before, but never this lost."

"London prepares for the arrival of Philly sports fans."

A horse and cart metamorphosing into a snail.

Battery Farm Housing

'Well darn it...this isn't right...somebody should have let you know the highway was coming this way.'

"Hey, I'm sure glad we re-opened the downtown mall with this new road."

Vote for Ken and his congestion charge.

Pedestrian parking only.

"Suddenly, trying to figure out who to blame for our crumbling infrastructure seems pointless..."

Good roads, Infrastructure Inspection, Repair.

"I know it saved costs but I still think a flyover would have been better."

"Now, that's what I call a skyscraper!"

"Listen, it starts with just a road. Then it's streets and then avenues, and before you know it, you're on the New Jersey Turnpike, wondering where it all went so wrong."

"I've found a filing cabinet here...a prime development opportunity! I reckon you could get three studio flats out of it!"

The Constuction Industry - What to Build

"So we're on top of the Empire State Building and the kid says, 'Relax. Everyone knows cats always land on their feet.' So then..."

"We hadn't planned for this sort of traffic."

Air fresheners being pumped into the city's sewers.