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How is NYC refusing to grow? This city has been exploding in every direction for the ten years I've been here. > Every time someone moves from the suburbs to a
by Eric_WVGG 6y ago
How is NYC refusing to grow? This city has been exploding in every direction for the ten years I've been here.
> Every time someone moves from the suburbs to a transit connected apartment building in SF their carbon emissions are cut in half.
I kind of agree, but if these people are truly shifting to remote work, commutes won't be quite as big a deal. (but there are of course a laundry list of other reasons why suburbs are unsustainable)
- cheriot 6y agoI'm less familiar with NYC land use than the other two. However if commute times and rents* are both rising that's a sign there's a problem. Transit and housing need to keep up with the growth in offices. * specifically the share of income spent on rent