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The End of the Physical Road
The University has also focused on maximizing use of its current space instead of throwing up new buildings.
One immediate danger is posed by a need for physical expansion: new land and new buildings have spread the campus out and run afoul of neighbors on all sides.
This problem has become more pressing as available space in Cambridge gets harder to come by. Harvard's purchase of 52 acres across the River in Allston is part of a contigency plan, should the University eventually need to expand.
"No matter how you slice it, there is only a limited amount of space in Cambridge," Rudenstine says. "The only place to [expand] is across the river. All you need is a map to show you that."