Commercialism Invading Communities in Economic Growth
Commercialism Invading Communities in Economic Growth
In many growing communities across the nation they are worried about the big developers coming in and making the town into a commercial hellhole. Many are concerned with the economic, social, and wildlife tolls that suburban sprawl will take on the community. A well-known solution to this urban sprawling is smart growth. Smart growth distinguishes the diversity between expansion and the quality of life. Smart growth recognizes the community, but still lets some expansion in through the door. Smart growth is composed of a few key elements design, health, transportation, quality of life, economics, environment, and housing. Saguaro Flats is a growing community and growth is almost inevitable, it should grow smart with smart growth.
The blueprint for smart growth includes water and electricity efficiency, the use of more economical building supplies, restored downtown, and low impact development. The low impact development and the efficiency of the water and electricity will make for a more economic setting for all. The low impact development and the restored downtown will bring community benefits as well as health benefits for all the residents of Saguaro Flats.
When a community grows it not only has a demand for more housing and shopping, but it also has a great demand for better public transportation such as bus, train, and metro. Given the many options of transit there is not one that will become congested, thus allowing the growing community to move freely about the city easily and quickly. This open range of traffic options decreases the amount of traffic congestion in and out of the area.
Housing is one of the most important parts of a smart growing community because its key to transportation access, access services, and education. Households today are very diverse, and there is not one single type of housing solution for them all. Smart growth increases the housing supply by building more houses in an existing neighborhood. The new housing structures will be a financial incentive for existing commercial midpoints that lack consumer business in the late afternoon.
Many of the communities that are built are not built with health in mind, many have wide streets and no side walks which results in more vehicle use. This caused a lot of unwanted pollution in the city. Smart growth emphasizes public transit and also the use of bikes or walking to your destination. When there...