After being asked, I am sharing some updated images and initial research I did initially back in the 90s. As part of my Urban Planning degree, I choose to show how three separate investments could alter sprawl trajectory.
DISCLOSURE: None of the concepts recommended was supposed to halt sprawl. It was to demonstrate some of the tactics to adjust or alter the direction of sprawl, be it strategic development (aka airports), policy, or zoning.
I chose my home Province of New Brunswick at the time as I found the three cities and how sprawl occurred in each to be fascinating. The historic connections between the three cities (horse, steamboat, rail, car, etc) was also very interesting and made up a chapter of my report.
For this thread, over the coming weeks I will share some of the sections on how airport placement, particularly a centralized airport, would impact the three cities and a proposal for how to create an economic corridor between Fredericton and Saint John that drives growth, yet contains rampant sprawl.
IMPORTANT: If these posts result in nothing but mean comments, fighting, or unprofessional or non-constructive conversation, I will stop posting and delete. I am sharing this to provoke discussion and ideas. I already got the feedback of my dean and department heads on this in the 90s and I graduated as a result. So, let's use it for positive discussion, please.
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