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I thought the same thing when the internet was emerging but the opposite happened. The problem with your prediction is that it will also become easier to live

I thought the same thing when the internet was emerging but the opposite happened. The problem with your prediction is that it will also become easier to live in cities. AV's will reduce the need in cities for land allocated to parking. I can see this first hand in my neighborhood in Queens. It's becoming far easier to live without a car and population density is increasing at a rapid rate.

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bitxbit 8y ago
All valid points. I understand because I lived in NYC for most of my life but it’s become really congested in the past decade. Sure, there are still conveniences of living in Manhattan but some of that can now be experienced in smaller cities. My main argument is that it’s physically impossible to solve the extreme density problem. People still need to go to work during the day and eat around the same time, etc.
- wefarrell 8y ago
  In NYC the extreme density is currently spreading out to Jersey, Williamsburg and Long Island city. high rises are going up in all of these areas at a rapid rate. > People still need to go to work during the day and eat around the same time, etc. Off the top of my head I can think of a few ways this problem is currently being solved: 1. Many restaurants are changing their business model to cater for entire companies. 2. Seamless and Square have enabled restaurants to operate with smaller storefronts or no storefronts at all. They prepare as much as possible in warehouses outside of manhattan and use their storefronts for the final assembly. 3. I recently signed up for a startup, Mealpal, which allows you to buy a preset number of meals per month and pick them up at any number of restaurants. No lines, no waiting, just walk into the restaurant and pick up your meal. Startups have been addressing urban needs faster than rural and I don't see why that is likely to change anytime soon.

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bitxbit 8y ago

All valid points. I understand because I lived in NYC for most of my life but it’s become really congested in the past decade. Sure, there are still conveniences of living in Manhattan but some of that can now be experienced in smaller cities. My main argument is that it’s physically impossible to solve the extreme density problem. People still need to go to work during the day and eat around the same time, etc.

wefarrell 8y ago
In NYC the extreme density is currently spreading out to Jersey, Williamsburg and Long Island city. high rises are going up in all of these areas at a rapid rate. > People still need to go to work during the day and eat around the same time, etc. Off the top of my head I can think of a few ways this problem is currently being solved: 1. Many restaurants are changing their business model to cater for entire companies. 2. Seamless and Square have enabled restaurants to operate with smaller storefronts or no storefronts at all. They prepare as much as possible in warehouses outside of manhattan and use their storefronts for the final assembly. 3. I recently signed up for a startup, Mealpal, which allows you to buy a preset number of meals per month and pick them up at any number of restaurants. No lines, no waiting, just walk into the restaurant and pick up your meal. Startups have been addressing urban needs faster than rural and I don't see why that is likely to change anytime soon.