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Are cities or suburbs going to become the dominant geographic regions of the future? some geographers claim that suburbs are dying, and the population is moving back to urban centers. but other theorists say the opposite, that sprawl will continue. which do you think will happen, and why?
but will the suburbs continue to sprawl out further and further away from their city? or will they stay put from here, and maybe dense up more, becoming city-like themselves?
Neither--the answer is metropolitan areas are the future.
I think the days of creating more footprint for urban areas is largely over, as cities and suburbs continue to densify and use their existing area much more efficiently.
However, bold statements that have been made like "the suburbs are dead" are either either extremely short-sighted or hyperbole (just as it was to claim that cities were "dead" back in the 1980s/1990s). The fact of the matter is that cities and suburbs have always, do have, and will continue to have a very symbiotic relationship, as together they form powerful metropolitan areas.
This will continue to be the case even moreso in the future, as inter-municipal partnerships between cities and suburbs are absolutely crucial for economic and infrastructure development.
They will dense up more. Look at Arlington, people get so confused by its urbanity and density that they fail to realize it's not a city. Many people believe its a city when it's just a county. Hopefully the sprawl won't continue anyways, it's pretty ugly. Sprawl ruins a lot of scenic and beautiful country sides.
They will dense up more. Look at Arlington, people get so confused by its urbanity and density that they fail to realize it's not a city. Many people believe its a city when it's just a county. Hopefully the sprawl won't continue anyways, it's pretty ugly. Sprawl ruins a lot of scenic and beautiful country sides.
I was in Rosslyn this past weekend... the sprawl is INSANE.
We literally had to wait in a line with about 20 other cars to get a parking space at Whole Foods and there were guys directing traffic... all to get a parking spot at a grocery store.
I was in Rosslyn this past weekend... the sprawl is INSANE.
We literally had to wait in a line with about 20 other cars to get a parking space at Whole Foods and there were guys directing traffic... all to get a parking spot at a grocery store.
The yuppies in Arlington sure love their whole foods, trader joes, harris teeters and wegmans.
They will dense up more. Look at Arlington, people get so confused by its urbanity and density that they fail to realize it's not a city. Many people believe its a city when it's just a county. Hopefully the sprawl won't continue anyways, it's pretty ugly. Sprawl ruins a lot of scenic and beautiful country sides.
That is just a technicality due to stupid laws in Virginia where counties and towns can share services, but cities and towns cannot. It is more beneficial in Virginia to be a town and county combo, than it is to be a city with separate services.
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I don't think either will dominate. Young people with good jobs are flocking into the city (Seattle) and driving up prices, with old homes demolished for new row houses or condos to provide the additional housing for them. When they start to have kids, they tend to move east to the suburbs for lower crime and better schools. We are seeing a lot of new developments in suburban/rural areas (such as 140 new homes under construction in our area starting at $800,000, where the woods were clearcut). The suburbs farther out to the east, north, and south with more affordable homes are growing even faster. In the city of Seattle there are currently over 700 condos and nearly 10,000 apartment units under construction.
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