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Effects of Roads

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General

• Roads can
• Increase runoff from impervious surface
• Increase surface water temperatures
• Increase the number of pollutants entering the
  landscape

• Construction of
• Roads can cause siltation in streams
• Roads can be unsightly in nature
• Infrastructure can cause unnecessary pollution
  and sprawl

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Problems in Charlotte

• May Include
• Runoff
• Pollution
• Surface temperatures
• Siltation
• Habitat Fragmentation
• Broken landscapes
• Noise from vehicles

• Altered flows
• Blocking streams
• Create unnatural areas (culverts or bridges)

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About the Roads

• Using the landuse maps, we are able to see the
  roads and railways that run through the town of
  Charlotte
• The major roadways run North-South, while
  secondary roads tend to run east-west
• Most single family housing coincides with major
  roads in Charlotte
• Route 7, Greenbush Road, Spear Street
• Which came first, the roads or the development???