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No, all we need are the proper incentives and environments. Build walkable cities, build office parks next to high-density residential housing and train-statio
by KeplerBoy 3y ago
No, all we need are the proper incentives and environments.
Build walkable cities, build office parks next to high-density residential housing and train-stations and do away with tax credits for commuting.
We have something called "Pendlerpauschale" in Austria that grants you tax-credits the longer you have to commute, which incentives people to buy houses in rural, underdeveloped areas. Naturally living in underdeveloped areas comes with a lot of costs all of society has to bear (mostly building and maintaining infrastructure barely anyone uses).
- rickydroll 3y agoso, you want to set up a system where people change when they live every time they change their job? is this a precursor to company towns? Would you accept a sewage treatment plant in your neighborhood? How about a metal or semiconductor foundry? Medical waste incinerator? Industrial workers also deserve short commutes between home and work.
- KeplerBoy 3y agoI live in Linz, Austria. This city is as industrial as it gets. It grew around a steel foundry and half the city is housing originally built for the foundry's workers. It's actually pretty livable and brought the region wealth and lots of modern tech jobs.