Re: This is what scares me more than anything

Urban sprawl has plenty of issues. But the economics of cheap gas mixed with
the political/social reality of poorly run cities makes it predictable and
very hard to criticize the individuals who collectively made it happen.  On
the other hand, rising gas prices are also thoroughly predictable, and will
make many suburbs untenable in their current form.

But there are plenty of options available: invest time and money in the
commercial and industrial sectors of your local economy so it's citizens are
no longer dependant on the nearest urban center (hopefully avoiding the
urban issues that caused everyone to leave the city in the first place);
find a telecommuting capable career path and help others to do the same
(obviously not an option for everyone); migrate to somewhere more affordable
(optionally whining about the downgrade in your house and property size;
possibly turning your suburb to ghost town); wait for the economics to
change in favor of cheap transportation (I suspect EVs will be cheaper than
current cars within 50 years, but no one can wait that long); or lobby for
government subsidies that enable you to continue living in a way that is no
longer economically sustainable (but more subsidies mean more taxes, hence a
VMT tax proposal).  I'm rooting for the first two... but I suspect most
suburbs will follow the path of the second two.

-- 
Nick

 On May 5, 2011 2:55 PM, "Mike Findlay" <[email protected]> wrote:
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