Josue Cruz

Landscape Architecture
Sophomore Year

Cohesive Living in Cities

We live in a world where the idea of moving out of the big cities isnt so
popular anymore. During the early 50s when the U.S. was experiencing one
of the most prosperous times people start it moving from the big cities into
the suburbia neighborhoods. This is sometimes described as the urban
sprawl. People saw the benefits if living out the city as a major advantage to
their life, because it would affect the way in which they lived their lifes and
raised their childrens. People bought the picture of having their open space
backyard, a park near downtown and the idea of living cohesively with their
neighbors.
As the urban sprawl spread like an epidemic throughout the US cities
were becoming isolated without any sense of purpose after business hours.
The cities grew as well, but they only grew corporate skyscrapers and more
factories. These cities had a gray tone around its hardscapes and these
repelled people from wanting to live there.
As the new generation arises we start it to see somethings change in
cities. People are moving back to cities because of the many changes that
are occurring within the city walls. Parks, plazas and outdoor living
atmospheres are becoming more popular. City councils are seeing how the
psychology of people is affected by these open spaces. These spaces free
people from their everyday work day and also creates a sense of harmony
that affects them in ways that brings back the same feeling that our
grandparents felt when they moving into the suburbs.

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