1. Sprawl in Buffalo NY 1970 - 2000 Russ Lopez BU School of Public Health

2. 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

3. Notes Red = census tracts > 3500 people per sq mile Pink = census tracts 200 - 3500 people per sq mile Total distance across area = ~15 miles Data source: Neighborhood Change Data Base

4. 1970

5. 1980

6. 1990

7. 2000

8. Acknowledgements: Fannie Mae Foundation