GGRA03H3 Lecture 3: GGRA03 WEEK 3
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Public investments- better water supply, cleaning sewers, schools, libraries etc. Societal activists push towards city planning and their priorities ex: urban parks movement. Very little people go to school, lack of social buildings- parks, libraries, Purpose of movement to relocate children into parks for play; get them off the street etc. Open up green spaces in cities-fresh air, simulates nature good for people ex: central park. Riverside chicago- one of the first planned suburbs curved roads, parks. Transit allows city to expand, before advanced transit cities were high density. Electric streetcars-allowed cheap transit for all types of classes. Ex: toronto 1890 private railroad company (trc) refused to extend city lines bought out by the city ttc extends throughout toronto suburbs. Regulation of private investment necessary to keep city problems down. Ex: bylaws regulated building materials to prevent fires, apartments need windows, toilets.
