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What's special about the suburbs is the lower density. A dense city, at least, has more people (and more potential tax revenue) per unit of infrastructure to of
by matthewmcg 11y ago
What's special about the suburbs is the lower density. A dense city, at least, has more people (and more potential tax revenue) per unit of infrastructure to offset the cost of maintenance and replacement.
As you point out, there might be other governance-related problems that offset the advantages density confers.
- mcbrown 11y agoDense cities also have higher cost per unit of infrastructure. Just think about the cost of digging up a gas line in Manhattan vs. in the suburbs. Which effect dominates - revenue vs. cost? I don't know. But that article certainly doesn't do anything to illuminate the issue.