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>Everything doesn't have to be so far away and things like public transit don't have to suck. I think this is hard to do while also allowing for people who wan
by kipchak 4y ago
>Everything doesn't have to be so far away and things like public transit don't have to suck.
I think this is hard to do while also allowing for people who want to live in a rural area to do so. Towns and cities are great candidates for centralization, but when you have a low population over a large area you can only justify for example one grocery store, and spreading public transport over a large (and likely low income) area is prohibitively expensive. having everyone live closer together effectively solves both problems, but most people in these areas either don't want to live in cities or can't afford them, so having a inexpensive car and driving is the cheaper option.
- rainsford 4y ago> I think this is hard to do while also allowing for people who want to live in a rural area to do so. There's no reason it has to be some one size fits all solution. Investing in transit options other than cars in cities and towns where it makes sense doesn't mean trying to force light rail to work in rural areas or whatever. The problem is actually the opposite, where we've set things up such that the transit option that makes sense for rural areas is the norm everywhere.