CNBC - Suburbia is Unsustainable

[zacnewman]

Been saying this for years. The average US city has more than twice the sensible footprint of a population center that size.

I also 100% do not understand why conservatives oppose land-use plans centered around public transit; they're supposed to be all about equality of opportunity and I can't think of anything that fits equality of opportunity better than having your employability not be tied in any way to whether you own a car.

[peachezprogramming]

The building around the automobile was one of the dumbest things America ever did. Oil dependency, high gov costs, horrible traffic, obesity, high housing costs, unhappy kids.
It’s all related and we did this to ourselves

[SuperTonyony]

We don’t build our society for human beings’ needs. We build for the needs of cars and McMansions.

[jnation]

That’s the problem with America it’s designed for cars not people

[HigherQualityUploads]

Boomers: *incomprehensible angry noises*

[tubro]

Any links to more in-depth videos which I can forward to the more ignorant?

[usernameplaceholder]

When i was in my environmental sciences class we learned that if every human on planet earth lived the same way the average american does, we would need something like nine planets to sustain our lifestyles. Even for Americans who weok to reduce their impact by recycling and picking up garbage and bicycling, our government makes choices we don't control like suburban sprawl that wastes *on our behalf*.

It's why im moving to a different country before I have children. I don't want them raised on teh Americna lifestyle, while still not being sble to afford college and healthcare.

[qjtvaddict]

Let it collapse let people move to cities

[guym]

Time to raise the taxes if that suburban home wants roads, fire fighters, ambulance service, city water, power, police services. You can go off grid then you can realize the real cost of maintaining your suburban home. Check your water often your neighbor maybe polluting it.

[JRR]

PS I THINK it's time to estimate an era to stop building to a serious percentage, and JUST remodel. (ie grass land flowers vs business buildings, air tech, etc)

[JRR]

I THINK the suburbs are a way into the woods, THAT DOESN'T mean that it stays "the suburb"....

[nogi]

Americans never defeated socialism. It adopted it since the 1930s and had double downed since. Anyone who thinks suburbia is free market is ludicrous

[Economivision]

Oh boo-boo the government has to go to work. Tf else are we paying them to do?

[grantmccoy]

it's not unsustainable. you're metric for unsustainable is a joke. how often do roads need to be paved? not very. how often do sewers need to be replaced? not often. get the picture? the real problem isn't the "cost" of suburbia, it's the limits of this financial/economic system. cities can't afford their maintenance? sounds like a financial issue not an economic issue.

[pedlpower]

"houses are a half-mile to a mile away from each other". That's not suburbia, that's rural!
The plan they have for us is to live on top of each other, eating bugs and using a digital dollar.

[GreenLarsen]

For those who want to learn a bit more about this. May I recommend "Not just Bikes" vid. called "Suburbia is Subsidized: Here's the Math [STO7]"

[benjamins]

If population growth slowed down, then open the southern border and let in 2 million per year. Fixes the problems. 😅😊😊😊