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A growing population in CHicago proper is not a problem. It's the solution. The problem is the growing population in the Chicago suburbs, getting more and more
by ocschwar 8y ago
A growing population in CHicago proper is not a problem. It's the solution. The problem is the growing population in the Chicago suburbs, getting more and more land paved, and thus worsening the stormwater problem.
- toomuchtodo 8y agoIt’s a hard sell to tell someone to pay ~$100k-$500k more for a home, and spend $8k-15k/year more in property taxes to live in Chicago (or Cook County in general) out of land development concerns. Chicago’s population is decreasing for a reason, and it isn’t stormwater management. Sprawl is not unsustainable. More costly, yes. But people will pay to not live densely and should have the freedom to do so if urban development and building techniques that prioritize mitigating environmental harm are practiced.
- ocschwar 8y agoChicago's population isn't sprawling out because of stomrwater problemns. But the stormwater problems are because of Chicago sprawling out.
- mschuster91 8y ago> The problem is the growing population in the Chicago suburbs, getting more and more land paved, and thus worsening the stormwater problem. No, the problem is that the drains from all that paved/overbuilt land end up in the sewers instead of being collected in rainwater tanks or sunk into the ground below the foundation.
- chiefalchemist 8y agoUm. If Chicago proper was a literal shit hole then less businesses would locate there; plus the general reputation of the area would be stained. Who wants to move to place where everyone else believes "Chicago stinks"? The growth might not be in Chicago proper, but the well-being of Chicago proper - drives growth in the area.