That is a result of cities deciding to only build large family dwellings in the suburbs and keeping urban apartments small. That really does need to change.
I think that’s one piece of the puzzle, but affordable areas is another. You have to also have great infrastructure to back it up like trains, light rail, etc. if you’re going to have it be crazy expensive. Greedy developers and short-sighted politicians that are bought by the greedy developers have messed up quite a few cities.
As families leave city population goes down, which in turn means less people in the cities, which mean “less need” to develop transit. It’s a vicious cycle that we need to break.
That is a result of cities deciding to only build large family dwellings in the suburbs and keeping urban apartments small. That really does need to change.
I think that’s one piece of the puzzle, but affordable areas is another. You have to also have great infrastructure to back it up like trains, light rail, etc. if you’re going to have it be crazy expensive. Greedy developers and short-sighted politicians that are bought by the greedy developers have messed up quite a few cities.
As families leave city population goes down, which in turn means less people in the cities, which mean “less need” to develop transit. It’s a vicious cycle that we need to break.