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At least around me, people buy houses that are not in walkable places not because they can't afford somewhere else. It is because they can get some massive new
by zip1234 7y ago
At least around me, people buy houses that are not in walkable places not because they can't afford somewhere else. It is because they can get some massive new house with a huge yard and gas is cheap so long commutes are fine. We subsidize roads so much that they can drive 30 minutes/30 miles to work every day and back. Meanwhile there are houses that are 1/3 of the price that are only a few miles away from their work but they are also smaller houses.
- o-__-o 7y agoInteresting, can you leave the source where you determined we subsidize roads so people can move to wealthier neighborhoods? Because last I checked, we subsidize roads so big trucks can drive on them every day. If we didn't have trucks and buses, our roads would easily last 100 years.
- zip1234 7y agoSure we also subsidize them for other vehicles too. https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/Bragging-rights-or-embarrassment-Katy-Freeway-at-6261429.php https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/news/article/Braggin... Edit: would also like to point out that the billions that they spent to widen that freeway 10 years ago did not reduce congestion because more people built in sprawling suburbs 30 miles from Houston: http://cityobservatory.org/reducing-congestion-katy-didnt/ http://cityobservatory.org/reducing-congestion-katy-didnt/