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The once barren fields of Macarthur Road (Route
145,Whitehall Twp)
The once beautiful storefronts, (like this one in
South Bethlehem) can no longer compete with the new malls and shopping
centers.
Residential acreage increased by 54%, while population
only increased by 23%Ý from approximately 1970 to 2000.
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WHAT SPRAWL DOES:
- CREATES LOW
POPULATION DENSITY AREAS.
THIS INCREASES OUR RELIANCE
UPON THE AUTOMOBILE AND
CAUSES MASS TRANSIT TO
BE UNFEASIBLE.
- CREATES MORE TRAFFIC CONGESTION SINCE PEOPLE
MUST TRAVEL FURTHER
DISTANCES TO WORK.
- DESTROYS TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF PRIME AGRICULTURAL
LAND AND FORESTS.
- HAS ADVERSE
EFFECTS ON THE ECOSYSTEM
AND WILDLIFE.
- DIMINISHES
ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
SUCH AS BICYCLING AND WALKING.
- CREATES A LARGER
INEQUALITY GAP (SUCH AS
INCOME) BETWEEN THE URBAN
AND RURAL AREAS.
- DIMINISHES
THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND
VITALITY OF THE INNER
CITIES.
- THE EXODUS OF POPULATION FROM THE CITIES CAUSING
AN INCREASE IN INNER CITY
TAXES AND ABANDONMENT
OF SUITABLE COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL,
AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
- LOSS
OF COMMUNITY INTERACTION.
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