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One of the most eye opening books on this topic was "Order without Design" by Alain Bertaud. Essentially, cities exist entirely as job markets - where individu
by legitster 4y ago
One of the most eye opening books on this topic was "Order without Design" by Alain Bertaud.
Essentially, cities exist entirely as job markets - where individuals make tradeoffs to handle geographic constraints.
It will be interesting to see if the WFH shift changes this dynamic.
- BenFranklin100 4y ago‘Order without Design’ is one of my favorite books on the topic.
- linguae 4y agoEven with working from home, some people have certain needs that are easier to fulfill in/near cities. For example, people with chronic medical conditions may have an easier time finding quality health care resources if they are closer to a metro area. Another consideration in America is being a member of an ethnic, religious, or sexual minority and how accepting each community is. It's sad that I have to bring this up in 2023, but it's reality.
- Spartan-S63 4y agoAnecdotally, as a remote worker, I have little interest in leaving the urban core I live in. I rarely drive and walk most places I need to go. That quality of life makes a huge difference. I grew up in a suburban bedroom community where everything involved driving in a car and there were few places you could reasonably walk to. Regardless of my freedom to live where I want, I have little interest to move to low density suburbs or rural areas because the convenience of urban areas is just too nice for me.