Monday, August 27, 2012

Suburban Sprawl Adds Room for New Families

By Lyndsey Kaplan


Residents like to take pride in the town they live in. It is the place that they have chosen to live in, occasionally work, and often raise a family. Families in particular move into certain areas due to the reputation of the schools and most importantly, the location. Location plays a great role in shaping people. Many like to live in and around a major city, and others prefer a more humble environment. These types of people often move out to the suburbs so they are close to the city without being in it. Because of this, a lot of suburban sprawl has occurred.

Suburban sprawling often takes suburban areas and aides in the expansion into the surrounding land. The town it occurs in isn't necessarily in a bad position, it just isn't living up to its full potential. Expanding borders of a town not only make room for more families to move in, but it adds space for businesses that help raise the local economy.

It is important for towns and cities to take advantage of all the area within their borders. People live in and move to towns that are developed because they know there is almost a certainty that the town will survive even during an economic downturn. By diversifying the types of businesses that come into an area, they won't be subject to the extreme economic hardship when one industry goes under.

An example of this was best seen in places that surrounded their entire economy around the American automobile industry. Most people in these towns were either employed by the car companies themselves or the businesses that made the parts or repairs. Because of this, when the auto industry began to crumble, these towns were in turn left in shambles. Now these towns and cities must go through suburban sprawl and renewal.

Improvements and developments in towns and cities help them progress. Change is often a good thing and it helps a city remain a nice, fresh place that people want to keep coming back to. This will ensure that as the years progress the city will survive for more generations even as the economy remains volatile.




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