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February 23, 2022 73 mins

This month we talk tall sprawl, also known as vertical sprawl.

Most of us think of the typical suburban development when we think of sprawl, and the answer to this, we are told, is to increase density within the urban boundary. (If you're familiar with our work at all you'll have heard us talk about the need for this.)

Building high rises accomplishes this but putting far more people on a much smaller portion of land, but there are costs associated with this form of development that aren't readily apparent, and that come at the expense of the environment, the community, and the economy. (Not to put those into separate boxes as they are closely interrelated.)

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Links:
Vertical Sprawl
A City that Runs on Itself
Challenging the Vertical Sprawl
Urban sprawl isn’t to blame: unsustainable cities are the product of growth fetish
Barrie Intensification Area Urban Design Guidelines
Barrie Community Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Plan
Creating power from organic waste can be a lot to digest
Proposed Developments in Barrie (3D rendering)

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