Tag: urban sprawl
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Urban Sprawl
Effect What the evidence shows Planning use Driving and traffic Sprawl increases vehicle miles traveled. Judge outlying sites by how many daily trips will need a car, not only by how many lots they yield. Habitat and farmland Sprawl consumes habitat and farmland. From 1900 to 2000, more than 25% of habitats in U.S. urban…
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Smart Growth
What is smart growth? It is an approach to community design that connects housing, transportation and land use. For a proposed project, the best fit is one where homes, shops, jobs and transit choices sit close together. Smart growth is one tool within what is urban planning, the wider practice of shaping how communities use…