Comments on: Putting a Chill on Sprawl in New Jersey http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/08/putting-a-chill-on-sprawl-in-new-jersey/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy B from Jersey http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/08/putting-a-chill-on-sprawl-in-new-jersey/comment-page-1/#comment-69727 Andy B from Jersey Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:26:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6362#comment-69727 While I agree with the above (not a big fan of the NJ Sierra Club BTW and I have a degree in ecology) I like to point to something else sprawl does. It totally ruins recreational cycling! Many of the roads I ride for fun in New Jersey were once bucolic, scenic and almost free of traffic just a mere 15 years ago. Now many have been widened to accommodate the sprawling hordes who are bound to their cars for everything they must do. Repeat this over and over and whole regions that once held near endless recreational cycling possibilities are now so scary and unpleasant from traffic and sprawl that few want or dare bicycle. While I agree with the above (not a big fan of the NJ Sierra Club BTW and I have a degree in ecology) I like to point to something else sprawl does.

It totally ruins recreational cycling! Many of the roads I ride for fun in New Jersey were once bucolic, scenic and almost free of traffic just a mere 15 years ago. Now many have been widened to accommodate the sprawling hordes who are bound to their cars for everything they must do. Repeat this over and over and whole regions that once held near endless recreational cycling possibilities are now so scary and unpleasant from traffic and sprawl that few want or dare bicycle.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/08/putting-a-chill-on-sprawl-in-new-jersey/comment-page-1/#comment-69565 Larry Littlefield Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:54:14 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6362#comment-69565 "The compromise position of rail + TOD, which may actually reduce sprawl in the whole area, seems to elude all parties." NIMBYISM and exclusionary zoning often hides behind environmentalism in the suburbs. Morris is one of the most affluent counties in the region. They don't want rowhouses and apartments, and those who might be able to afford them, even if this preserves the land. “The compromise position of rail + TOD, which may actually reduce sprawl in the whole area, seems to elude all parties.”

NIMBYISM and exclusionary zoning often hides behind environmentalism in the suburbs. Morris is one of the most affluent counties in the region. They don’t want rowhouses and apartments, and those who might be able to afford them, even if this preserves the land.

]]> By: Boris http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/06/08/putting-a-chill-on-sprawl-in-new-jersey/comment-page-1/#comment-69564 Boris Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:51:00 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6362#comment-69564 The main reason the Sierra Club of New Jersey is against resuming rail service on the Lackawanna Cutoff in the Highlands is because they say it runs contrary to the Highlands Act and will produce sprawl. The compromise position of rail + TOD, which may actually reduce sprawl in the whole area, seems to elude all parties. The main reason the Sierra Club of New Jersey is against resuming rail service on the Lackawanna Cutoff in the Highlands is because they say it runs contrary to the Highlands Act and will produce sprawl. The compromise position of rail + TOD, which may actually reduce sprawl in the whole area, seems to elude all parties.

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