GGRA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Metrolinx, Greater Toronto Area, Agenda 21
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Lec 11: march 22, 2016 urban sprawl, smart growth, path dependence. Lower density development at the urban fringe than in the exising city. Leapfrog paterns of development with lots of undeveloped space, separated land uses, automobile dominance, and a minimum of public open space. Sprawl is primarily a consequence of rapid urbanizaion and weak development regulaions combined with high mobility provided by cars and trucks. Urban sprawl is a form of urbanizaion disinguished by leapfrog paterns of development, commercial strips, low density, separated land uses, automobile dominance, and a minimum of public open space gillham (2002) Dispersed development, at lower densiies than exising urban areas. Urban problems congesion, polluion, housing costs, racism, poor schools. Auto dependence: large single-use areas means cars are necessary for every trip, suburban street layouts make it diicult to walk anywhere, no close desinaions, routes are not direct, many loops and lollipops, few sidewalks, self-reinforcing cycle: Cars need lots of surface parking and roads.
