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This 10-page paper answers ten question on urbanization. Bibliography lists 9 sources. (Please note, each question starts on a separate page.)
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Means of transport have always been determining factors in shaping the metropolitan form. In the era of streetcars (1890-1920), cities expanded along the tram lines, creating corridors (Evolution
of transportation). Because of the improved accessibility to the city center, specialized downtown areas developed, as did "ethnic and economic neighborhoods" (Evolution of transportation). Improved access meant
that people decided to relocate outside the city, marking the "first emergence of ... social stratification," with wealthier people going to the suburbs and the poorer remaining in the city
center (Evolution of transportation). The automobile and highway eras (1920-2000) had a huge impact on the cities: "Never has a technical innovation had a greater impact on
spatial organization [than] the automobile" (Evolution of transportation). Ownership of private cars increased the ease of commuting, which led to the development of more suburbs (Evolution of transportation).
As highway developed further, metropolitan areas were surrounded by "ring roads" (like the Beltway in Washington, D.C.) (Evolution of transportation). These roads improved access to the city but
also encouraged growth of outlying smaller cities housing businesses and light industry (Evolution of transportation). In the cities themselves, increasing numbers of cars and trucks exacerbated both driving and parking
problems, as well as impacting air quality and these problems resulted in the development of suburbs as related above. In fact, the growth of the suburbs is probably the
single biggest result of the impact of autos and trucks on the cities. Question 2: How does the locational flexibility made possible by new digital technologies lead to
new ways of conceptualizing urban form? Locational flexibility because of digital technologies simply means that many of the physical constraints on office locations have been removed by such things
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