Originally Posted by
Roody
The trend in smaller cities now is to build the high schools out in the country where the land is cheaper. Here in Traverse City the new HS is at least 3 miles outside the developed area. This practically forces kids to drive or be driven to school. They had to widen roads to handle the traffic, and now new housing and commercial development is going up around the high school--another Sprawlsville.
Roody,
It is everywhere! They put in a middle school, high school and now another elementary school (that makes three elementary in a 8 mile radius) All of these schools are on narrow high speed two lane roads and now the sprawling begins. I cycle the road that the HS is on, from my house to the grocery store. There is NO WAY IN HELL that I will ride (and prefer not to drive) on that road when school is letting out. It is going to get even worse when all the mommys start shuttling their kids to the elementary school because the buses are soooo dangerous.
Aaron
