authorities and citizens think more lanes alleviates traffic, but it allows more cars through that will eventually produce the same problem.
The attrition of automobiles acts in opposition to eroding density. Attrition by a city is any gesture that will reduce the number of cars in a city. This can be done in several ways but is often a slow process. Slower roads downtown make safer streets for pedestrians, while preventing some people from wanting to use them. The attrition of automobiles in Jackson could be started by making parking harder within the city. The fewer cars that functionally work in the city, the more people will walk and use public transportation. Once again, many European cities do a good job of removing personal automobiles…show more content… They reveal the development of Jackson between 1880s and the 1950s. Jackson’s density has not changed much since the last series of maps held in the Mississippi History and Archive Building. Many political and global events happened between the 1880s and the 1950s that may have caused the thinning of density in Jackson, Mississippi. The development of downtown grew steadily during the latter part of the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth centuries. The density was even increased by replacing buildings that did not use its entire plot of land, like a Baptist church that was replaced with buildings that became zero lot line developments. The maps also reveal a thinning of density as time progressed. Houses were built north of downtown in a generally small diameter until the last couple of map iterations. The last series of maps revealed a huge suburban sprawl, which was made possible by the introduction of highways and personal automobiles. This was post World War 2 where the planning in American was pro-suburban and pro personal automobiles; both leading to a thinning of density. Along with Bancorp South’s parking lot, there is currently a parking lot that once was a theater. An examination of E Capitol Street showed the effects of personalized automobiles and suburban…show more content… Many ideas of urbanism run on a positive feedback loop, so encouraging life will bring more life. Many buildings in the downtown area sit vacantly, and can be used for many functions. Following renovations, there should be infill. Replace asphalt occupied by cars with buildings that serve some function. An increase in function will bring more people to Jackson, and hopefully get them to stay. There is not a critical condition with the sizing of the roads in downtown. Speed limits are slow enough to encourage pedestrians, there are not often traffic jams, and they move people throughout the city well. The buildings should be more useful in keeping people downtown. At the same time, parking has to be addressed. Nothing will be developed if there are not enough parking spaces. Urbanizing an American city has to take into account all of the wants of American society. Parking decks will have to be implemented to achieve urbanity. Urban sprawl has already occurred in Jackson, but there is still a necessity for urbanity and preventing people from wanting to sprawl