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While for many reformers, especially in the 1800s, “the most appealing solution to big-city problems was to invest in new transportation technologies that could spread overcrowded urban populations over a broader area. Before the arrival of the automobile (Unresolved link), new transportation technology seemed the perfect panacea for urban problems of filth, disease, and overcrowding. Reformers championed the use of the horsecar and commuter railroads in the 1870s and 1880s, and then electric streetcars in the 1890s, primarily on the grounds that they could eradicate slums by dispersing urban populations—without sacrificing easy access to downtown. On the other hand, modern city reformers like Dan Cort (in the video) have constantly contested the idea of urban sprawl as being inefficient…he claims that sprawl over stretches city services and has negative consequences on city bottom line.https://youtu.be/Fjgdpknu3_s?si=md-5d4dtyuhwD1uA Write a one-page (minimum) formal essay style narrative addressing the question.- You SHOULD draw inferences from the video and textbook (pages 13-25), plus any external material if need be.- There are no wrong or right answers, but you need to support your ideas with good, established references. – Please cite your work using any standard format, APA, Chicago Style, etc.
