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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
The more we design our suburbs and rural communities for auto dependence, the more unaffordable everything becomes. By designing for less auto dependence, we can design our communities more compactly without necessarily eliminating housing choices. The problem is that we have failed to build a new community that is based around transit instead of highways since the days of streetcars. I think this is the hope with 15 minute communities but I am not holding my breathe. This concept will also likely be compromised.
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This ain't Europe. None of our rural communities show any interest at all in compact urban forms.
We aren't even talk about folks who just drive cars. We're talking about a culture where everyone drives around with F150s with truck nuts on them. A handful of buses per day ain't changing that. Will only make it cheaper and easier for more folks to join them.
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Originally Posted by lrt's friend
It sounds like you detest rural communities in general. Just remember where our food comes from and that exurban residents support rural community businesses to keep them viable.
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I like rural communities that are actually, you know rural. These exurban communities seeking to attract all kinds of commuters and offering up cheap half acre lots have no interest in being rural. They just want to suck on Ottawa's teat while not paying taxes here.
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