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The problem of open space is magnified because we have fallen far behind in providing parks for the Region’s existing population.
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Why A Race For Open Space?
The New York Region, which extends for roughly 50 miles from its center in Manhattan, has an area of 7,000 square miles. It is about 25 percent developed; the rest of its terrain is in fields, woods, wetlands, mountains and beaches. Superficially, there appears to be plenty of land left. But more than a third of the land suitable for urban development has already been used up. And two powerful forces leave no room for complacency. The first is the rising demand for outdoor recreation; the second is the startling increase in the rate of consumption of land for development. Both derive from the same source: a Region which is growing dramatically in population and economic strength.
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