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Car dependency
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Car dependency is a pattern in urban planning that occurs when infrastructure favours automobiles over other modes of transport, such as public transport, bicycles, and walking. Car dependency is asso
Auto-oriented development is dependent on auto traffic along a major highway like the Ontario Highway 401 in Toronto. Characteristics of such developm
Auto-oriented development is dependent on auto traffic along a major highway like the Ontario Highway 401 in Toronto. Characteristics of such development, as shown, include large parking lots for businesses and cul-de-sac suburbs.
A parking lot showing significant land usage, at the Staten Island Mall, New York City.
A parking lot showing significant land usage, at the Staten Island Mall, New York City.
Elevated highway in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Elevated highway in Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
A diagram showing an inverse correlation between urban density and car use for selected North American cities
A diagram showing an inverse correlation between urban density and car use for selected North American cities
Urban sprawl
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Urban sprawl is defined as "the rapid expansion of the geographic extent of cities and towns, often characterized by low-density residential housing, single-use zoning, and increased reliance on the p
Car dependency
…destination. Car sharing also reduces private vehicle ownership. Whether smart growth does or can reduce problems of automobile dependency associated with urban sprawl has been fiercely contested for several decades. The influential study in 1989 by Peter Newman and Jeff Kenworthy compared 32 cities across North…
A typical suburban development in the United States, located in Chandler, Arizona
A typical suburban development in the United States, located in Chandler, Arizona
An urban development in Palma, Mallorca
An urban development in Palma, Mallorca
Traffic congestion in sprawling São Paulo, Brazil, which, according to Time magazine, has the world's worst traffic jams
Traffic congestion in sprawling São Paulo, Brazil, which, according to Time magazine, has the world's worst traffic jams
Low-density housing placed between large farms in an exurban community in Tennessee
Low-density housing placed between large farms in an exurban community in Tennessee