OUI! To be in a “car culture” neighborhood BUT do not drive
Cities are hot stuff these days. After a half a century of people fleeing the nation’s cities for a “better life” in the suburbs, they are coming back. As city centers are becoming more and more desirable places to live, rising property values are making it impossible for the less fortunate to stay.
Those who are being priced out of the cities are migrating into suburban and exurban areas where living is more affordable. Many of them do not have cars.
Suburban Poverty Surpasses Urban and Rural
Many suburbs and exurbs, particularly those which developed over the second half of the twentieth century, are laid out in a patchwork of developments cobbled together by rural highways or arterials, and they do not support safe walking.
It is an unfortunate reality today that the very places that were designed for heavy vehicle use have a growing population of those who cannot afford cars, according to…
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