We took a field trip down to the Greenway. There were many varieties of plants and tress. I learned that they planted different types of plants to attract different types of bugs to balance each other out. They also had a Rain Garden that collected rain water from the near by building, that creates a stream down to the garden to store the water underground. There were also many different kind of venders in that location with organically grown products.
Urban environment has its downsides and upsides. Urban sprawl causes negative impact on the environment. Due to the construction of many highways, using tax money from gasoline use, it causes more cars to be used and gasoline to travel back and forth through the newly built highways; however, the development of smart growth helps to limit the use of cars and fuels to develop a more sustainable, healthy community. This is important to our environment because their goal is to develop stores, housing, and buildings close together to encourage people to walk, bike, or other transportation. The need to create a sustainable environment helps to encourage a better living and a safe community. I like the idea of smart growth because it is really convenient to have everything in one place.
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