>We can't all live in the country, that's not sustainable either. Why is this viewed as such a given that you state it without any evidence? Once people stop c

>We can't all live in the country, that's not sustainable either. Why is this viewed as such a given that you state it without any evidence? Once people stop commuting for jobs, it's very feasible for everyone to spread out and live cheaper in smaller cities/towns and rural areas. Someone who lives in the East Bay and commutes to Sunnyvale every morning has a much larger carbon footprint than someone working remotely from Yuma.