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>Spending an hour plus commuting every day is probably more of a problem. Precisely. Tied to this is how we zone everything so dam far apart from another. It
by thorwasdfasdf 7y ago
>Spending an hour plus commuting every day is probably more of a problem.
Precisely. Tied to this is how we zone everything so dam far apart from another. It's ridiculous to have parking minimums within a 500' radius everywhere when there's no living minimimums. If most were able to bike or walk to work then we'd kill 3 birds with one stone: transportation cost, excercise, and environment all at once.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoBut not the biggest bird: As the income/wealth gap widens, people don't want to associate with the other socioeconomic classes, and they especially want their kids to mingle with other kids whose families are at or above their level (for obvious networking benefits). This is the root cause for people commuting 1 hour plus everyday in the first place. You automatically sort your neighbors by who can afford to commute that far, and as a result, sort the schools your kids to go to. To live as a community, people have to believe they are a community, and I don't believe this is possible with current levels of income/wealth/future potential gap. And the only solution I can think of is wealth re-distribution.