Urban evolution: streamlining development for convenience and affordability
Throughout North America, though especially in The U.S. and Canada, modern sprawl has grown in cities with inefficient land usage and convenience leading to several harmful factors regarding the human body and efficiency. Many millions of Americans are increasingly living in suburbia, so an emergence of inefficiency and non-homeliness has developed. This article details what actions may be taken to convert the modern sprawling American city into what is known as a 15-minute city (FMC) affordably and efficiently. It regards factors such as the expansion of transportation, removal of extraneous roads, newer urban and suburban developments featuring mixed-use zoning, and access to local amenities and businesses for a transformation. Note each city is unique depending on geography and climate and will require a unique method of transforming it into a compact and efficient environment in multiple aspects.
Authors
- Arsha Sheikhi
Institutions
- Hartford Public Schools (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- London Journal of Social Sciences
- Published
- 2025-05-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31039/ljss.2025.9.323
- Primary Topic
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00