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>Being near transit does a better job of providing both of those to candidates, thereby increasing the talent pool's size. It goes beyond that. Transit enables

>Being near transit does a better job of providing both of those to candidates, thereby increasing the talent pool's size. It goes beyond that. Transit enables density that car dependent infrastructure cannot. Now that job security is a thing of the past, people need to live near a high density of jobs so they don't have to uproot themselves and their families when it's time to change gigs. Moving out to far flung areas with only a handful of big employers makes that tough. Changing jobs might mean adding a half hour or an hour to your already long commute. Jobs in transit-rich areas, however, give you a lot more opportunity without having to substantially alter your non-work life to match.

bobthepanda 8y ago
To add onto this, the rise of double and multiple-income households means that for optimal placement, more often than not you want to be next to multiple transportation options so that all earners have a somewhat reasonable commute time. (It's also, I believe, a factor in why people move less often around the country now; it's hard to find two optimal jobs in any potential destination.)
souprock 8y ago
I won't claim it is fun to move, but it hasn't been that big of a deal ever since the US highway system was built a century ago. I've done this a few times, as did my parents and siblings. The advantage is that I have never had to suffer from expensive housing or a long commute. My worst commute was 20 minutes by car, and my current one is 3 minutes unless I walk. For people making this choice, housing is cheaper by a factor of 5 to 10, not even counting the extra land we get. Even if I insisted on staying in one area though, I really don't need the density of jobs found in a megacity. If you fit the local industry well, there are usually several employers doing roughly the same thing.
- enraged_camel 8y ago
  Moving is easy when you are single. Married with kids though, not so much.
  - souprock 8y ago
    You do it anyway because it is best for your family. My parents did 1500 miles twice while having 3 kids. My brother did 350 miles with 2 kids. I did 1300 miles with 3 kids, and then 120 miles with 5 kids. Being willing to move means that we get short commutes, cost-effective (high goodness per dollar) houses, and plenty of good employment choices. You're giving up a lot if you are unwilling to move.
- naravara 8y ago
  >I won't claim it is fun to move, The logistics of moving aren't the issue. It's the social disruption of uprooting yourself, having to make decisions about what your spouse will do about their job, having to transfer your kids to a new school when they're still learning how to socialize and form bonds with people, leaving your friends and community behind, etc.
  - souprock 8y ago
    Spouse: quit the job; the family only needs one School: homeschool If learning how to socialize and form bonds with people is a major goal, then being uprooted is good practice.

bobthepanda 8y ago

To add onto this, the rise of double and multiple-income households means that for optimal placement, more often than not you want to be next to multiple transportation options so that all earners have a somewhat reasonable commute time. (It's also, I believe, a factor in why people move less often around the country now; it's hard to find two optimal jobs in any potential destination.)

souprock 8y ago

I won't claim it is fun to move, but it hasn't been that big of a deal ever since the US highway system was built a century ago. I've done this a few times, as did my parents and siblings. The advantage is that I have never had to suffer from expensive housing or a long commute. My worst commute was 20 minutes by car, and my current one is 3 minutes unless I walk. For people making this choice, housing is cheaper by a factor of 5 to 10, not even counting the extra land we get. Even if I insisted on staying in one area though, I really don't need the density of jobs found in a megacity. If you fit the local industry well, there are usually several employers doing roughly the same thing.

enraged_camel 8y ago
Moving is easy when you are single. Married with kids though, not so much.
- souprock 8y ago
  You do it anyway because it is best for your family. My parents did 1500 miles twice while having 3 kids. My brother did 350 miles with 2 kids. I did 1300 miles with 3 kids, and then 120 miles with 5 kids. Being willing to move means that we get short commutes, cost-effective (high goodness per dollar) houses, and plenty of good employment choices. You're giving up a lot if you are unwilling to move.
naravara 8y ago
>I won't claim it is fun to move, The logistics of moving aren't the issue. It's the social disruption of uprooting yourself, having to make decisions about what your spouse will do about their job, having to transfer your kids to a new school when they're still learning how to socialize and form bonds with people, leaving your friends and community behind, etc.
- souprock 8y ago
  Spouse: quit the job; the family only needs one School: homeschool If learning how to socialize and form bonds with people is a major goal, then being uprooted is good practice.