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> There are huge swathes of America which aren't within a mile of mass transit. > What you need is to get rid of zoning density restrictions. Most of those pl
by danans 6y ago
> There are huge swathes of America which aren't within a mile of mass transit.
> What you need is to get rid of zoning density restrictions.
Most of those places were built for and are still dominated by the votes of people who don't want more density and transit options, for a variety of reasons, some reasonable, and others based in the nation's sordid racial history.
I don't agree with those people, but until the settled, voting population inhabiting those vast swathes gets significantly younger and more pro-transit and density, I don't see what you call for happening soon.
- AnthonyMouse 6y agoThis is one of the few instances where doing something at a more central (e.g. statewide) level of government could be productive.
- danans 6y agoThat's exactly what the state of CA has been doing with recent state bills that override local density restrictions.