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19 <br /> Slide #32 <br /> HOUSING IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> The Primary Way By Which US Cities and <br /> Counties Have Accommodated Housing is Sprawl <br /> Sprawling development has the advantage of being cheaper for investors <br /> and households. <br /> • "Drive'till you qualify"is a real phenomenon that results in people living further and <br /> further from one another, if land-use policies enable it. <br /> But sprawl has major impacts on natural ecologies, destroying habitats. <br /> It also has substantial effects on transportation use and costs. <br /> U R B A N- I IS S T I T U T R - <br /> Slide #33 <br /> HOV5ING IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Different Development Patterns Have a Major <br /> Impact on Transportation Choices <br /> Densely developed Node-based development Sprawl El <br /> (e.g.,conservation subdivisions) ■ <br /> ■ e■ °■ ° ❑ El <br /> o �❑ ° ❑ ❑ <br /> Ll <br /> • Low transportation costs, Low transportation costs • High transportation costs. <br /> due to limited travel needs. for neighborly needs,but • High transportation- <br /> • Limited transportation- high costs for other needs. produced emissions. <br /> produced emissions. Mid-level transportation- • Virtually all trips must be <br /> • Easy ability to travel produced emissions. done by car. <br /> without driving. Walking,biking feasible— <br /> but only for local trips. <br /> •U R R A N- 1 N S T 1 T U T 1 33 <br />