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I'm an urban living fan, but do you have a source for that claim? It would be a wonderful argument to make!

• fragmede 4y ago
  That's the basic premise made by StongTowns.org. It's hard to pick a single post to start but the one about Layfayette, Louisiana is a good case study and a good place to dive in, imo. https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason-your-city-has-no-money https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/9/the-real-reason...
• acdha 4y ago
  The costs? Basically it comes down to things like roads, water, sewer, etc. being amortized over fewer people: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/03/05/sprawl-costs-the-public-more-than-twice-as-much-as-compact-development/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/03/05/sprawl-costs-the-publ... https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/2/5/suburban-infrastructure-over-time https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2019/2/5/suburban-infras... Re: costs to cities, mostly focused on the extensive roadworks to serve solo car commuters - those are expensive and converted a lot of neighborhoods into something which consumes but does not generate tax income, and things like parking don’t generate much income, and all of that comes at a hefty cost to health & quality of life.