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Of course it's a typical growing infestation of mostly single-family-homes, but at least it has some urban core as opposed to the suburbs around it. And when Au

by pas 4y ago

Of course it's a typical growing infestation of mostly single-family-homes, but at least it has some urban core as opposed to the suburbs around it. And when Austin can't grow anymore those suburb-only municipalities will, and the prediction is that their finances will continue to worsen as upkeep costs start to dominate.

forum_ghost 4y ago
>at least it has some urban core why do they need to exist? they are even harder to maintain than suburbs, have you not noticed the meter thick layer of dirt in the NYC subway?
- pas 4y ago
  that's where the sausage is made NYC public transportation has all the usual problems, but it moves a lot of people who otherwise would not be able to move. (this is basically why it's so "full of crazy people, but it's not a cause it's an effect of the efficiency of NYC)