BIKE: Benefits of Suburban Sprawl

[Dennis Abbott]

I bet there are many on this list that despise my choice to live in
the suburbs of North Austin.  The reason I did so even knowing about
peak oil:
* My work is in the suburbs, less than 4 miles away
* I ride a bicycle everyday to work and will continue forever
* I don't own a second car
* I have kids that I enjoy spending time with

Now I am definitely leaning towards living in Central Austin, but that
will then force me to:
* spend a lot more time on my bike commute(Round Rock abandoned
CapMetro so no bus)
* Spend less time with my kids
* Contemplate buying a shitty little car or motorcycle

I hate the burbs cause they are tragically ugly but I really like my
job and who I work for right now and I already spent 4 months
unemployed 2 years ago and so I'm sticking to where I am....working in
the burbs...and renting.

Live where you work, ride a bike and don't buy a house for the next 2
years until the market crashes.  My 2 cents.

Long term, the suburbs will not hold the impressive value that they do today.

Dennis Abbott


On Sat, 26 Feb 2005 15:43:44 -0600, A. Gelfand <agelfand> wrote:
> Oh, I get it!
> 
> City good.
> Suburbs bad.
> 
> Suburbanites fat evil gas-hogs.
> Urbanites skinny nice walkers.
> 
> Solution:
> Evil suburbanites see the light, abandon all cars and homes, and trudge to
> central Austin amid sackcloth and ashes.
> Suburb businesses move to central city: Dell, NI, AMD, IBM, Freescale,
> Pickle Research, 3M, etc., chemical wastes in tow.
> 
> Result:
> Highly desirable increase in city of Austin property values achieved!
> Residents lose homes they cannot afford, squat in abandoned homes in less
> expensive surrounding areas.
> 
> Lesson: Urban sprawl is a result of population growth, not of road building.
> 
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Dennis Abbott
3501 Shoreline Drive
Apartment 612
Austin, TX 78728