Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Perhaps you, like the article writer, also seem to forget that the twenty somethings at the bottom of the earnings scale, are likely to get older and/or grow up and have families and possibly in the future have more transportation responsibilities than making arrangements on their smartphone about when to meet with their pals at today's hippest bar.
Probably more than a few might even find overpriced tiny apartments/walkups in gentrified neighborhoods with crappy schools with too many sociopaths in the neighborhood less appealing once they grow up or have children of their own.
You are correct let's not let the tail wag the dog; note that the majority of Millenials as well as the majority of Americans also drive cars.
Setting the Fox News crap aside, there's plenty that can be done to avoid the two-cars-in-the-suburbs fate of the Millennial Generation. (If they want to avoid it.)
Removing building height restrictions and other silly zoning regulations would be a good start. Apartments would be bigger and cheaper if expensive land could be more fully developed.
Also, as young adults start families, there will be tremendous political involvement to improve schools in all kinds of families. At least, that is what happened with parents of the Baby Boom generation, and their kids (me) went to excellent schools.
Just keep in mind, as these young adults get older, their incomes and political power will increase dramatically. They will eventually be in a good position to change things that don't suit their lifestyles.
The Millennials have already proved themselves to be the generation that is smarter, more responsible, more cultured, more civic-minded than their predecessors. I think our future is in much better hands now that they are starting to take over. Too bad we left things in such a mess for them.