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Costs of Sprawl
This analysis focuses on prototype development patterns, not actual developments, although many of the data were obtained from empirical site studies by others. Here the approach was to assume typical site conditions and an absence of any existing infrastructure at the site, and then, using standard unit cost figures, to estimate the costs of building alternative types of developments. The various costs were first estimated for different neighborhood types, each composed of 1,000 dwellings of one of the following housing types: (1) single family homes, conventionally located; (2) single family homes, clustered; (3) townhouses; (4) walkup apartments; and (4) highrise apartments. Six community types were analyzed, each containing a mixture of the various housing types, and each falling into one of three categories: (1) low density sprawl -- all single family homes, with 75 percent sited in a traditional grid pattern; (2) combination mix -- 20 percent of each housing type, half in planned unit developments, half in traditional subdivisions; and (3) high density planned -- 40 percent highrise, 30 percent walkup, 20 percent townhouses, and 10 percent clustered single family homes. Tabular and graphic data are included.
Costs of Sprawl
This analysis focuses on prototype development patterns, not actual developments, although many of the data were obtained from empirical site studies by others. Here the approach was to assume typical site conditions and an absence of any existing infrastructure at the site, and then, using standard unit cost figures, to estimate the costs of building alternative types of developments. The various costs were first estimated for different neighborhood types, each composed of 1,000 dwellings of one of the following housing types: (1) single family homes, conventionally located; (2) single family homes, clustered; (3) townhouses; (4) walkup apartments; and (4) highrise apartments. Six community types were analyzed, each containing a mixture of the various housing types, and each falling into one of three categories: (1) low density sprawl -- all single family homes, with 75 percent sited in a traditional grid pattern; (2) combination mix -- 20 percent of each housing type, half in planned unit developments, half in traditional subdivisions; and (3) high density planned -- 40 percent highrise, 30 percent walkup, 20 percent townhouses, and 10 percent clustered single family homes. Tabular and graphic data are included.
Costs of Sprawl
1974
19 pages
Report
No indication
English
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