The American Suburbs were built on wealth extraction from the urban core. We have a unique opportunity to reverse the flow polarity, to the benefit of ourselves, Nature, and the pursuit of happiness.
This has completely flipped my understanding of suburban living. I did not understand the subsidized incentive structure, it makes much more sense considering how naturally dense, small town communities occur in the Western states. Ranching and economic activity that requires sprawling land seems to be the only justification for large quantities of land consumption, this there is definitely not a natural incentive structure for the economy of suburban sprawl.
This has completely flipped my understanding of suburban living. I did not understand the subsidized incentive structure, it makes much more sense considering how naturally dense, small town communities occur in the Western states. Ranching and economic activity that requires sprawling land seems to be the only justification for large quantities of land consumption, this there is definitely not a natural incentive structure for the economy of suburban sprawl.
Agreed, I think these dynamics have been greatly overlooked.