On 12/05/2011 1:11 AM, Pete C. wrote:
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> Janet wrote:
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>> In >, says...
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>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>> Then it may be time to do something to correct those problems. We
>> once
>>>> had all the public transport other countries have, but we ripped it out in
>>>> favor of cars, ever bigger, that use too much energy for the modern
>>>> situation. It can't last forever, right? So spend the money to fix the
>>>> situation which will also goose the economy.
>>>
>>> I don't see how we possibly could. It's just not feasible. The way the
>>> streets are laid out here, people are just too spread out.
>>
>> Works in London, Paris, Tokyo.
>
> Some of the highest population density areas in the world. Certainly not
> comparable to 90%+ of the US. The US cities that do have high population
> densities do have public transit, for the rest of the US public transit
> will never be viable.
Which is why the trend to urbanisation will continue apace. In this
country, small towns are shrinking rapidly. Many people who desired a
tree/sea change are currently rethinking their options as they are
finding services such as hospitals and schools are in decline in rural
areas.
I bought my house some 40 years ago purely because it had all amenities
locally and a commute to my place of work in the city 15 km distant was
possible. It is still possible now and there are more options available
to me.
Krypsis