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There are some reasons for older people to be in the inner suburbs. For example, better access to public transport as they get too old to drive. Also, with incr
by giantg2 2y ago
There are some reasons for older people to be in the inner suburbs. For example, better access to public transport as they get too old to drive. Also, with increased healthcare needs being close to major providers/facilities can be beneficial.
The problem is that the area is attractive to everyone. In theory a better approach would be to start new cities to increase the number of inner suburbs. Instead we see cities expand, increasing demand for the limited supply of "good" areas.
- ghaff 2y agoThere are a lot of smaller cities with at least somewhat walkable areas. But they're smaller, tend to have much less of a cultural scene, little in the way of public transit, more limited healthcare options, etc. What makes inner suburbs of many larger cities attractive is that they provide access to major city amenities without the downsides of living in an urban core.
- giantg2 2y agoYes, but instead of growing the smaller cities to create those same amenities, we end up with the complaints about the inner suburbs being inaccessible to younger people.