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[[Image:w72ndst.jpg|right|300px|Mixed-use development in New York City. Note the residential space above the retail space in the same building.]]

Another impetus for Euclidian zoning was the birth of the skyscraper. Fear of buildings blocking out the sun led many to call for zoning regulations, particularly in [[New York City]]. Zoning regulations, first put into place in 1916, not only called for limits on building heights, but eventually called for separations of uses. This was largely meant to keep people from living next to polluted industrial areas. This separation however, was extended to commercial uses as well, setting the stage for the [[suburban]] style of life that is common in America today. This type of zoning was widely adopted by municipal zoning codes.

==Benefits==