Originally Posted by
wahoonc
Sound like the typical short sighted carccentric society we live in...
They are widening the road I live on, well the main road that my road leads to. No sidewalks, and no cycle lanes. However they do plan to leave an easement for them in the future
Sad part is there have been multiple pedestrian deaths on this road over the past decade, and to add insult to injury there are 3 schools on this road. The primary school will not allow children to walk to school even though the subdivision is right next door.
Aaron
Automotivist development is a way of having debtors' prisons. By investing in making certain areas unlivable except by driving, and thus unpleasant to live in, investors ensure that jobs will lure people to those areas and the money will be spent driving to more pleasant destinations or saving up to move to better areas.
Because lots of money is spent on driving, these areas generate the strong investment returns that provide the most successful to live in better areas.