GRG 305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Ron Herron, Smog
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How american cities have grown + role of transportation. The history of american cities is also the history of transportation. Cities expanded in a few directions due to streetcar 1890-1920. The car city: 1920-present ( rst recreational automobile, then car-oriented suburbs, diminished use of public transport like streetcar + subway) 1955-1990: the freeway era - maturation of the car. Sprawl: large metro area, farther distances to travel. Deters other forms of transportation (more dangerous to bike, walk, longboard, etc) Inequal opportunity for people who don"t have cars. Declined since the 70"s - bicycle use per trips made declined from 62. 7% to 18. 1%
