Cities are the future — smart and sustainable cities to be more precise. One of the biggest characteristics of such cities is to reduce energy and operational costs while providing reliable and efficient services. This is possible only if the cities are dense, reducing the area to be covered in providing such services. Economic activity too prospers in dense cities with mixed-use construction. Despite this, we are seeing horizontal growth of cities in Pakistan. Affordability, lifestyle (living in bigger houses) and less congestion are the primary reasons for people preferring living in the urban peripheries. With the cost of ownership/renting/living skyrocketing in urban cores, opting for a suburb/sprawl becomes a logical choice.