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New York isn't some kind of rare case. 6% of Americans live in the NYC metro area. That's the thing about cities and suburbs: tons of people live in cities, b
by thrownaway2424 13y ago
New York isn't some kind of rare case. 6% of Americans live in the NYC metro area. That's the thing about cities and suburbs: tons of people live in cities, by their nature, and relatively few people live in the suburbs, by their nature as well. If more people lived in the suburbs, they'd turn into cities.
Anyway yes, I am comparing. The article is about the form of urban spaces and how it can better balance the needs of all users, in light of the fact that extant american streetscapes strongly favor the car over all other users. The claim was made that stadia require parking lots. Examples of the opposite were given.
The fact that in some places you don't have a choice simply reflects on the inadequate urban forms that are found in many suburbs in the USA.
- Spooky23 13y agoThe New York City metro area is about 25M people, 8M live in NYC itself. It's an area stretching from eastern Pennsylvania to Suffolk County, and Central Jersey to Kingston, ny and Commecticut. Lots and lots of people live in the New York suburbs, millions actually. They left the city because the costs of living there are just too high. Many/most businesses did too. Many of the buildings in the manhattan skyline are mostly empty. The diversified industry and commercial businesses that made NYC such a powerhouse of economic activity in my dad's youth are long gone. (To suburban hellholes in the South)