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> It would also reduce land costs in urban centers. That does not necessarily follow: some folks may prefer to live in an urban area (only) because they work i
by throw0101c 2y ago
> It would also reduce land costs in urban centers.
That does not necessarily follow: some folks may prefer to live in an urban area (only) because they work in said urban area, and so want shorter commutes, but I'm sure plenty live in urban areas because (e.g.) like the amenities.
As a sysadmin I can easily do remote work, but would still live in an urban centre.
As per Jane Jacobs: people do not live in cities, they live in neighbourhoods. I think most folks who live in urban centres do so because they like the lifestyle first, and a shorter commute may be just a nice bonus. There are also lots of folks who 'reverse commute': live in the city and work in the suburbs.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_commute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_commute
- ghaff 2y agoThat may be true of people just out of school but my experience over a fairly large number of years was that relatively few people lived in the city and commuted out to a suburban office park. For one thing, even reverse commutes can be pretty slow in a city with a lot of traffic. I rarely drive into the city for evening events partly for that reason.
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