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Does anyone else think that livability is becoming a huge problem in America? The good jobs are increasingly located in super expensive, crowded cities. Suburbs have been so poorly planned that they don't have room for the next generation of would-be families and don't have good systems of commuting to the cities. Do we want America to become like Japan and South Korea? I always thought that one of the reasons the American standard of living was the envy of the world is because we were able to make use of all this space we took from the Native Americans. I'm not seeing many new highways and neighborhoods spring up. All I'm seeing is prices of existing nice neighborhoods go up to crazy levels. And you guys on the East Coast who think that cities like Boston and Washington D.C. are expensive are living on a totally different plane of expensiveness than us here on the West Coast.
livability is good. Affordability....not so much. I make...good money. Really good money. But I am in the top 20% in my city. And even then its hard at times. For those only making 40-50K, its REALLY tough, and the minimum wage people are just...yeah.
I don't see how this is something thats workable for long term, something has got to give.
I think some people have a distorted view of the past. Housing in the most desirable areas of the city was never cheap or affordable. The further from the city, the less expensive the housing.
I agree with you that public transportation is sorely lacking, but this is a local issue. In my city, for example, the mayor has pushed and funded millions of taxpayer dollars to put in bike lanes instead of expanding bus lines. The bike people who ride for leisure in $400 bike outfits on $10,000 bikes are very vocal in city government and the people who really need more affordable transportation are too busy working to support their families to spend time lobbying the city.
Last edited by texan2yankee; 04-24-2017 at 07:27 AM..
I think some people have a distorted view of the past. Housing in the most desirable areas of the city was never cheap or affordable. The further from the city, the less expensive the housing.
I agree with you that public transportation is sorely lacking, but this is a local issue. In my city, the mayor has pushed and funded millions of taxpayer dollars to put in bike lanes instead of expanding bus lines. The bike people who ride for leisure in $400 bike outfits on $10,000 bikes are very vocal in city government and the people who really need more affordable transportation are too busy working to support their families to spend time lobbying the city.
That's because Adler is an avid bike rider. Doesn't he bike to work?
So, his priorities are beautification and CodeNext/Agenda 21, instead of infrastructure.
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