Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I can't dredge up where, but I believe this is already being experimented with. With some success if my recollection is to be trusted. Small steps, but zoning changes and deliberate developments to shorten commutes. Maybe it was one of the large high-tech companies in California.
Yes, I think this has been tried in a number of places. Even where I live, there are moves to place new commercial, industrial, and residential development close together in "infill" areas, instead of perpetuating the long-standing practice of moving new development further from the city core in a pattern of ever-expanding sprawl.