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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I was just being a shat disturber. 
One thing to consider is the lifecycle cost of each community. The older communities will eventually require replacement of water, sewer, power services, re-surfacing of roads, replacement of sidewalks. Ripping up the water main in these older communities is much more expensive than a new installation in a clay capped field. Not to say they don't cover these costs with their taxes, but these kinds of things should be considered. |
True, but wouldn't replacing those items in a simple grid pattern be cheaper and easier than doing the same in "no straight lines here" suburbia?