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”There is a direct linear downwards relationship between commute time and life satisfaction, but there’s no linear upwards correlation between house size and li
by alexmingoia 6y ago
”There is a direct linear downwards relationship between commute time and life satisfaction, but there’s no linear upwards correlation between house size and life satisfaction.”
But is it really true that house size is the reason people commute? My family members commute in order to live in a neighborhood and city they desire, yet live in a small apartment. There are reasons to desire suburbs other than house size, like gardens, parks, safety, silence, etc. And people also commute from a city to the suburbs/office parks, as many tech workers in San Francisco do.
- danielheath 6y agoThe USA has a... unique... approach to urban planning law, which ensures that most city centers are unpleasant places to live. If you were living in inner-city Melbourne (Australia) - you are close to gardens and parks, and it's one of the safest parts of town. The well-built buildings are quiet to be in (unfortunately there's now many more poorly-built ones which are noisy and too hot/cold).
- chadcmulligan 6y agoSame in Brisbane, inner city Brisbane has an abundance of parks, public transport and places to live, and getting more so. Melbourne's liveability is really influencing Brisbane imho, we're copying a lot of things that make Melbourne good. (and of course its even better because - no victorians ;-))
- ip26 6y agoObviously there are exceptions, but exurbs are basically the manifestation of the described behavior. Suburb development pattern, but because it's in the middle of nowhere & far from everything, large houses are less expensive.