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Page 1: Effects of Roads. General Roads can –Increase runoff from impervious surface –Increase surface water temperatures –Increase the number of pollutants entering.

Effects of Roads

Page 2: Effects of Roads. General Roads can –Increase runoff from impervious surface –Increase surface water temperatures –Increase the number of pollutants entering.

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

Page 3: Effects of Roads. General Roads can –Increase runoff from impervious surface –Increase surface water temperatures –Increase the number of pollutants entering.

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???