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This 5 page paper examines several articles that argue for and against expansion ("sprawl"), and then determines which point of view makes more sense. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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can happen: neighborhoods are isolated by freeway construction; roads dead end unexpectedly; and people suddenly need cars to get to places that once were within walking distance. We
should recognize, though, that "urban sprawl" is a pejorative term; using it implies disapproval. We might say "city growth" and mean the same thing. This paper examines several articles
that argue for and against expansion, and then determines which point of view makes more sense. The Articles The first article is from the Federal Transit Administration and
is entitled "Costs of Sprawl - 2000." This report strives to be impartial; it is a well-constructed study done by a federal agency. (The document is particularly difficult
to manipulate on my system, so let me make only one major point.) One of the agencys main conclusions is that unregulated growth puts undue stress on mass transit
systems, and when they cannot do their jobs, then transport to and from the area is needlessly difficult. This agency is clearly not in favor of unregulated growth. The
Sierra Club also dislikes the idea of urban sprawl, saying that not only does it destroy green space, increase pollution and split our neighborhoods so that we have to "drive
gridlocked roads for every chore," it also costs us a significant amount of money. They go on to say that we encourage sprawl when we build new and wider
roads; build new schools located on the fringe of the community not at the center; extend sewer and water lines out to the fringe; extend emergency services to the fringe;
and make "direct pay-outs to developers" (Sprawl costs us all, 2000). Not surprisingly, the Sierra Club is against rampant, uncontrolled development. Another voice speaking out against sprawl is the
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