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Historically, major cities haven't just existed to serve the needs of their residents, but have served as cultural and economic centers for outlying rural and s
by tengbretson 5y ago
Historically, major cities haven't just existed to serve the needs of their residents, but have served as cultural and economic centers for outlying rural and suburban areas. Part of that responsibility included being actually accessible to these people.
- dc-programmer 5y agoAmericans cities should stop bending over backwards for suburbanites. Especially so because suburbs split off into their own counties so they don’t have to contribute by paying taxes to pay for the city streets and services they use. They just want to take but not give in any way
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoAbsolutely, and they can either take commuter rail or park at a garage just outside the city or city center.
- TacticalCoder 5y agoThey can also decide to hardly ever come to the city again. And that is lost revenue for the city. It's hard to have your cake and it eat too.