Urban Land Uses 6 Land Classifications

1.0 Residential Land Uses includes all the places where people live often takes up to 40% or more of the developed land in cities most important characteristic of land use is density in terms of residential density ( = # of housing units per hectare) What is a hectare????? 2 Factors influence residential density: 1.Cost of Land: where the land values are low (outskirts of cities) single family homes are built; where land is more costly (downtown, along major transportation lines/intersections) apartments are built. 2.Age of Neighbourhood: Areas built prior before WWII, have higher densities than houses after WWII, Why????? What does a neighbourhood like this look like????

2.0 Transportation Land Use about 1/3 of developed land is used for roads and highways cities transportation system is made up of 3 different parts: 1.Vehicles: Private transportation – car is fast and efficient Large amount of private vehicles can create congestion on urban roads Mass transit system (subways, bus, light train) can move up to 30,000 people per hour but it is very expensive to construct BUT in the long run will save us money and lives (road upkeep, pollution)

2.0 Transportation Land Use 2.Travel Paths: Expressways – designed to carry huge amounts of traffic over long distances quickly EX: ??????? Arterial Roads – carry moderate amounts of traffic over shorter distances, from Expressways to Local Roads or from one arterial road to another EX: ????????? Collector Roads - move traffic from local roads to arterial roads ex??? Local Roads – take people to their homes from Arterial Roads EX:???????????????? 3. Terminal Facilities: At the end of a journey or transit line, terminal facilities are required – train/bus station, parking lots, airport, ferry stations EX:????

Expressways Arterial Roads Local Roads

3.0 Commercial Land Use Includes the activities of buying and selling goods and services in retail businesses, wholesale buying and selling financial establishments, and ‘other’ business They are important to a communities economy in that they provide jobs and encourage the flow of money into the community Any service must have a minimum number of customers to be profitable – this minimum number is called a threshold population There are 3 threshold populations that sell 3 different types of products: 1.Low Order Products – product or service purchased frequently EX:?? 2.Middle Order Products – product or service purchased occasionally, EX:??? 3.High Order Products – product or service purchased infrequently, Ex: ??

3.0 Commercial Land Use There are 5 main types of commercial land uses: 1.Local Service Centers: street corner stores provide mainly low order goods, EX:???? 2.Neighbourhood Plazas and Ribbons Business located in long strips or ribbons along major arterial roads They attract local residents as well as customers driving by Ribbons sometime specialize in high order products to attract people from a wider area for comparison shopping EX????????

3.0 Commercial Land Use Community Shopping Centers (malls) malls are usually found at major intersections in large cities most shopping needs can be satisfied in centers of this type mall built around anchor store(s) that are located at the ends of the mall the same activities may be found in ribbons along streets in the older parts of cities Ex’s:?????????? Regional Shopping Centers (Malls) large regional shopping malls contain types of stores/activities smaller shopping centers plus specialized stores which require higher threshold populations located in suburbs of large cities along major highways have large parking lots to accommodate customers focus on high/medium order products Ex’s: ???????????

3.0 Commercial Land Use The Central Business District (CBD) CBD is called the ‘downtown’ easily identified by the greatest concentration of the tallest buildings high demand for office space elevates land values – therefore large buildings need to be built to offset the cost of land CBD includes financial, retail, entertainment, lawyers, banks, hotels, stock brokers, all close together CBD may revitalize downtown area by adding a mall to compete with suburban mall

4.0 Industrial Land Use includes activities in factories (processing and manufacturing), warehousing (storage) and shipping products modern cities are characterized by 4 main types of industrial land use: CBD industries Ribbon industries Suburban Industrial Parks Suburban Business Parks Before the 1940’s factories were built on land near waterfronts and railway lines because: imported products such as grains and heavy manufactured goods required waterfront road ways were not as developed as of yet

4.0 Industrial Land Use After the 1940’s better highways and long distance trucking gave manufacturers an alternative to rail transportation – therefore, factories could move to suburban areas near highways and near where people live now The old properties remaining in the CBD were: converted into loft apartments/studios torn down to make parking lots for office buildings left vacant and remain an eyesore to downtown visitors

5.0 Other Land Uses Land is used in two other ways in towns and cities: Open Space/Parkland Public and Institutional Buildings (Ex???)