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Just wanted to chime in and agree with cyberax. I’m living in a dense, beautiful European city, in a heritage listed building near the historic centre. If I go
by troad 4y ago
Just wanted to chime in and agree with cyberax. I’m living in a dense, beautiful European city, in a heritage listed building near the historic centre.
If I got a US visa tomorrow I’d be on the first flight to the Houston or Dallas suburbs. Judging by the growth rates of Texas cities - compared to the growth rates of old European ones - lots of people agree.
Pretty =/= functional. There are costs to density that aren’t immediately apparent, and advantages to having space that people who are used to it may not appreciate.
- xen2xen1 4y agoI want a yard. Well, I want to live someplace with a yard, and I have one. A place with a pool, and room for my dogs to run. I live "in town" but I have a yard. I don't want to live in a dense urban area. Some do, but I'll bet they tend to be younger and don't have kids or have younger ones. People want space. How about we make roads and cars cheaper instead of demonizing owning actual land? That's why suburbs are popular, why they'll stay popular, no matter how much strongtowns.com tries to push something else.