Word: sprawls
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Getting as comfortable as possible in the plastic chair, Putnam reduces his theory to a sound bite: "Because of TV and two career families and sprawl and so on," he says, "we no longer feel comfortable bowling in leagues...
They've seen the urban sprawl of Providence, roughed the dust bowl of Oklahoma, and survived the Jersey Turnpike...
...this sounds too much like Mayberry to be practical, think again. The environmental and cultural damage caused by sprawl has become an issue in the presidential campaign. And the idea behind Southern Village--traditional neighborhood development, or TND--could reshape the outskirts of cities from North Carolina to Oregon. "I've had to relearn everything we've forgotten since World War II," says D.R. Bryan, developer of Southern Village. "But I do want to start building communities for people instead of for cars...
...Today more than 100 are up and running, with an additional 200 on the drawing board. The movement's journal, the New Urban News, says investment in them has nearly doubled, from $1.2 billion in 1997 to $2.1 billion last year. Moreover, local planning boards in sprawl-plagued areas like Miami's Dade County are creating zones dedicated solely to such development...
...neotraditional neighborhoods still have to prove that they can deliver on their promises, especially since amenities like community pools can add more than 10% to the cost of homes. It's also tough to sell a $250,000 house on half the lot space available in sprawl developments. Neotraditional neighborhoods need to fill their housing before small retailers commit to moving in, which can spell a considerable lag time before that cozy wineshop arrives...