This is an awesome article detailing the falsity that Hi-rises are bad for the environment. Just the opposite is true: Urban sprawl leads to more driving, more highways, more resource use and higher house prices to boot. As you will find with this article and the others is that I am a bit of a pragmatic progressive. In my heart of hearts I know that I am a big, greedy capitalist. However, in most cases I think that progressive solutions to core issues saves money and resources in the long term which increases wealth and productivity for all. I liked this point in particular:
Not only are worse commutes bad for their own sake, but also bad for the economy and for family life. Longer times behind the wheel mean billions of man-hours in lost economic output, as well as lost time spent with family or doing other activities.
I see this everyday when traveling through the growing sprawl that is South Surrey. The city seems to have no plan for the area, opting for ever wider roads and congested strip malls. Not only is it frustrating, it makes for an area completely devoid of any real character beyond faux rock-faces on another strip-mall chain store. My need to move into the city has been confirmed! I think next year may be the year to do just that.
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