1. 13 -4 Suburbs

2. I. The Peripheral Model (North America Only)

3. A) Edge Cities Williams Town City of Roopchand Saco Estates

4. AKA Galactic Urban Model Huge mall hospitals

5. B) Density Gradient (pg 428 txt) Density declines as you move further from CBD (basic rule) Density declines as you move further from CBD (basic rule) 2 changes today: 2 changes today: 1- # living in CBD greatly decreased!1- # living in CBD greatly decreased! 2- people are more evenly spread out than in the past.2- people are more evenly spread out than in the past.

6. C) Suburban “Sprawl” 1 – Definition – progressive spread of Development over the landscape

7. 2) Problems of Sprawl pockets of development/pockets of open space cause: (USA) pockets of development/pockets of open space cause: (USA) 1 – more expensive services (roads)1 – more expensive services (roads) 2 – wastes land (agricultural)2 – wastes land (agricultural) 3 – wastes energy (car needed more)3 – wastes energy (car needed more)

8. 3 – In Europe… “Greenbelts around cities”

9. 4 – Smart Growth(US)

10. II. Suburban Segregation What City? WESTON,FLA

11. A) Attraction of Suburbs (Review)

12. B) Segregated Social Classes Using zoning ordinances so everyone is “same income” level. Using zoning ordinances so everyone is “same income” level.

13. C) Suburbanization of Retailing End of the corner store beginning of the mall! End of the corner store beginning of the mall!

14. D) Suburbanization of Factories and Offices 1) More Room (Cheaper land than CBD) 1) More Room (Cheaper land than CBD) 2) Better access to highways 2) Better access to highways 3) Difficult for workers with “no cars” to get to (often from inner city) 3) Difficult for workers with “no cars” to get to (often from inner city)

15. III. Transportation and Suburbanization A) Historically, city growth was limited because people had to …. A) Historically, city growth was limited because people had to ….

16. B) Today, It’s all about the ______!

17. B) Cars (con’t) 1) suburban explosion 1) suburban explosion 2) universal ownership in USA except 2) universal ownership in USA except (95% of trips) (majority for???) (95% of trips) (majority for???) 3) interstates and cheap gas 3) interstates and cheap gas 4) 25% of land in cities 4) 25% of land in cities 5) MDC’s future (smart highways) 5) MDC’s future (smart highways)

18. What City? I love Miami!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

20. C) Public Transportation(USA) 1 – Rush-hour Commuting 1 – Rush-hour Commuting 2 – Advantages of public transport: 2 – Advantages of public transport: Because each traveler takes up less space –Because each traveler takes up less space – CheaperCheaper Less pollutingLess polluting Energy-EfficientEnergy-Efficient

21. 3) Americans 3) Americans Will not give up Cars! Why?

22. Consider…. Average American spends over 36 hours a year sitting in traffic jams. Average American spends over 36 hours a year sitting in traffic jams. Yet public transportation has been reduced in the United States!

23. 4) One Exception – “Rapid” Transit (Subways, trolley, light rail) These are These are being being built in the built in the US city US city most most infamous infamous for traffic for traffic jams????? jams????? Los Angeles, CA

24. 5) Inner-City/Suburban Connection

25. D) Public Transportation (Europe/Japan) What City?? Berlin, Germany

26. The End! What are these people doing anyway??