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City people use, and work at, the malls and airports and office parks and industrial parks and colleges and universities that exist in their suburbs. So the bus
by rhapsodic 10y ago
City people use, and work at, the malls and airports and office parks and industrial parks and colleges and universities that exist in their suburbs. So the bus lines serve them as well. And it's to the city's benefit that suburban people can easily get into the city to spend their money at city businesses. So, while they may have some merit, I don't think your points are as cut and dried as you think they are.
- taway_1212 10y agoIf suburbs weren't subsidized, these people and businesses would reside closer to the city centre. This wouldn't impair city's functions in any way, but would save lots of money for the taxpayers.
- tbihl 10y agoI think a lot of that would happen. The would also be a lot of people who would reconfigure themselves as spokes about the hub of a rail or Transit stop. And my experience with places like that suggests to me that the net effect for everyone in the city is that it would be easier to get out into the countryside, despite there being less road capacity and more people. Anyone who's spent time in DC can probably attest to what a pilgrimage it can seem just to escape.