Sprawl in Buffalo NY Russ Lopez BU School of Public Health
Buffalo “Decentralized sprawl –Population stable –Inner city population declining –Suburban periphery growing at low density –25 metropolitan areas, 51 million people –Mostly older, midwestern and eastern metros
Notes Red = census tracts > 3500 people per sq mile Pink = census tracts people per sq mile Total distance across area = ~15 miles Data source: Neighborhood Change Data Base
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Acknowledgements: Fannie Mae Foundation