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jammies · 11-04-2019, 01:44 PM

Some of you are uselessly hung up in which generation's "fault" it is. First, no generation is a monolithic, uniform bloc of people all behaving the same way. Second, it's far more interesting and useful to talk about how to identify and solve problems, not just try to apportion blame.

FWIW, I agree with peter12 that sprawl is a huge problem, not just economically but as a drag on quality of life. I live a 90 second walk from work - why can't 75% of the population have the same commute? How do we set up shared spaces so they become more attractive than tiny personal plots of land? How do we enable people to easily have pets and kids in high density housing? How do we make the 1 or 0 vehicle inner-city family convenient and workable?

We didn't get into this situation in a year or two, it took decades and decades, so we have to look at gradual changes that will make high-density living more attractive than low-density. And this can't be due only to punitive taxation on sprawl and greatly increased costs for detached homes in the suburbs, but with inherent advantages in lifestyle and convenience that reverse the flow outwards.

11-04-2019, 01:44 PM	#891
jammies Basement Chicken Choker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In a land without pants, or war, or want. But mostly we care about the pants. Exp:	Some of you are uselessly hung up in which generation's "fault" it is. First, no generation is a monolithic, uniform bloc of people all behaving the same way. Second, it's far more interesting and useful to talk about how to identify and solve problems, not just try to apportion blame. FWIW, I agree with peter12 that sprawl is a huge problem, not just economically but as a drag on quality of life. I live a 90 second walk from work - why can't 75% of the population have the same commute? How do we set up shared spaces so they become more attractive than tiny personal plots of land? How do we enable people to easily have pets and kids in high density housing? How do we make the 1 or 0 vehicle inner-city family convenient and workable? We didn't get into this situation in a year or two, it took decades and decades, so we have to look at gradual changes that will make high-density living more attractive than low-density. And this can't be due only to punitive taxation on sprawl and greatly increased costs for detached homes in the suburbs, but with inherent advantages in lifestyle and convenience that reverse the flow outwards. __________________ Better educated sadness than oblivious joy.