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Anyone I've talked to who commutes in rush hour traffic absolutely hates it, yet most of them don't move or change jobs. I suspect it's mostly fear and not lov
by nick_urban 12y ago
Anyone I've talked to who commutes in rush hour traffic absolutely hates it, yet most of them don't move or change jobs.
I suspect it's mostly fear and not love that keeps people commuting from the suburbs -- fear of other people's judgments, because living in an apartment is often considered a lower status indicator than owning a home.
- woofyman 12y agoIt's also money. The mortgage and taxes on a suburban house are cheaper than renting an urban apartment.
- eru 12y agoIf we had more supply in the cities, prices could drop.
- CalRobert 12y agoIf we even had more supply in close-in suburbs, this would be improved. The bay is weird in that you have low-density suburb running quite close to SF; you'd think it would be a more gradual shift. I don't necessarily need to live in the absolute middle of the city, but far too often the only options are "city core that existed before cars" and "suburb 15 miles out". Not always, but often.
- hueving 12y agoHating a commute does not translate into hating the suburbs at all.