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I live on the edge of Cambridge, MA. I can leave my house and go east into the city or west into the suburbs. Almost all of my voluntary spend is done to the we
by sokoloff 3y ago
I live on the edge of Cambridge, MA. I can leave my house and go east into the city or west into the suburbs. Almost all of my voluntary spend is done to the west because of the dramatically higher convenience.
Parking becoming difficult and/or expensive pushes patrons to places where that's not the case.
- hedora 3y agoGood. Hollowing out the urban core will prevent pollution from busses, trains and bike tires, and subsidize the oil industry. /s
- lukas099 3y agoPut another way, it will be harder for people in suburbs to reap the benefits of density while being subsidized by it. And the 'spend' from people driving in from the suburbs to go shopping will easily be overshadowed by greater economic activity resulting from a denser urban core.