1. Presented by: Ben Barnes, Jessa Harger, Nathan Jones
Suburban Nation The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck
Presented by: Ben Barnes, Jessa Harger, Nathan Jones

2. Suburban Sprawl The Components of Sprawl The Effects of Sprawl
Ways to Combat Sprawl

3. 5 Components of Sprawl Housing Subdivisions Shopping Malls
Office Parks
Civic Institutions
Roadways

5. What is Distinct about Traditional Neighborhoods
Neighborhood Center
5 minute Walk
Street Network
Narrow Streets
Mixed Use Zoning
Special Sites for Special Buildings

7. Congested Traffic Collector Roads Single Use Zoning
Useless Open Spaces
Cul-de-sacs
Interesting Intersections

9. The American Dream
Segregation by Income
Gated Communities
Lack of mix of housing types
Lack of Fronts and Backs

11. 2 Illegal types of Affordable Housing
Living above the Store
Granny Flats
2 Forgotten Rules of Affordable Housing
Don’t Experiment on the Poor
Limit the Concentration of Housing Projects

13. Physical Creation Of Society
Communal Space
Time for Community
Pedestrian Life
Wide Streets
Speed
Wastefulness
Crime

14. Transportation Mess

15. Suburban Sprawl The Components of Sprawl The Effects of Sprawl
Ways to Combat Sprawl

16. Sprawl and the Developer
Influence of Market Experts
Traditional vs. Conventional Design
Struggles with the Homebuilders

18. Victims of Sprawl Cul-De-Sac Kids and Bored Teenagers Soccer Moms
Weary commuters
Bankrupt Municipalities
The Immobile Poor

19. The City and the Region
“…we shall solve the city problem by leaving the city.” Henry Ford 1922 (p.135)
Good Suburbs
Suburbs that Help Cities
Eight Steps to Regional Planning

20. Eight Steps to Regional Planning
Admit Growth will occur
Establish a permanent Countryside Preserve
Establish a temporary Countryside Reserve
Designate the corridors
Establish Priority Development Sectors
Establish a proactive permitting process
Designate all other types of development as districts

21. The Inner City The Amenity Package Civic Decorum Physical Health
Retail Management
Marketing
Investment Security

22. DESIGN YOUR OWN CITY

23. Constrictions A highway 2 miles west of proposed site
A river cutting through site in the south-eastern corner
Densely forested area on the river bank
Within growth ring of a medium sized city

24. You Will Need: 500 homes Schools Public Transit Business District
Retail Shops
Civic Buildings
Community Centers
City Services
Remember the importance of COMMUNITY!

25. Suburban Sprawl The Components of Sprawl The Effects of Sprawl
Ways to Combat Sprawl

26. Ways to Combat Sprawl At the Local Level At the State Level
At the Federal Level

27. At the Local Level Importance of Community on Political Agenda
Change Current Regulations
Become Pro-Active
Think Globally, Act Locally, Plan Regionally
Practice What you Preach

28. Change Current Regulations
Encourage Public Transit
Walkable Neighborhoods
Maintain Natural Areas
Mix of houses, shops, workplace, recreation areas
Sidewalks
Narrow Streets
Parking
Public Playgrounds

29. At the State Level Transportation Affordable Housing
Department of Transportation
Public Transportation
Affordable Housing

30. At the Federal Level Taxes Schools
Gasoline tax towards public transportation
Tax policies changed to encourage renovation as much as construction
Schools
Balanced resources for schools