Were they on to something?

[GMCGeneral]

After World War II and with the booming US economy came new developments and neighborhoods outside of smelly, crime infested cities across the country. In addition, the Eisenhower Interstate System, along with connecting urban highways, facilitated what became known as "white flight". As a result, those with enough sense hightailed it away from the "blast zones" into safe, quiet, clean, and well kept communities. Now, with the constant cries of "tear down the urban highways" and attempts to bring back the "glory days" of cities pre-1950s, we see the real agenda here. To make it so inconvenient for people who WORK in the Downtown core to commute to and from their nice suburban neighborhoods and be forced back into the city.

 

[Asclepias]

Get a job where you can work remotely and stop whining.

 

[DudleySmith]

Massive declines in disposable incomes, which in turn leads to declining tax bases, which in turn are magnified by 'outsourcing' pretty much make everything unaffordable over time, especially suburbs and cars and freeways.

The first Burbs in the modern sense were made possible by electric trolleys and street cars back in the 1880's and 1890's.

 

[GMCGeneral]

Get a job where you can work remotely and stop whining.

STFU Asslips. Nobody asked you.

 

[GMCGeneral]

Massive declines in disposable incomes, which in turn leads to declining tax bases, which in turn are magnified by 'outsourcing' pretty much make everything unaffordable over time, especially suburbs and cars and freeways.

The first Burbs in the modern sense were made possible by electric trolleys and street cars back in the 1880's and 1890's.

So you think herding people back into urban war zones is the answer? Limiting people's options as to where they want to live? And what about the suburban communities that would be abandoned? Oh I know, and I think race baiters like Asslips can get behind. Move the ghetto trash into the burbs.

 

[DudleySmith]

So you think herding people back into urban war zones is the answer?

Why yes, that's exactly what I said!!!

Moron.

 

[Otis Mayfield]

STFU Asslips. Nobody asked you.

lol

 

[braalian]

After World War II and with the booming US economy came new developments and neighborhoods outside of smelly, crime infested cities across the country. In addition, the Eisenhower Interstate System, along with connecting urban highways, facilitated what became known as "white flight". As a result, those with enough sense hightailed it away from the "blast zones" into safe, quiet, clean, and well kept communities. Now, with the constant cries of "tear down the urban highways" and attempts to bring back the "glory days" of cities pre-1950s, we see the real agenda here. To make it so inconvenient for people who WORK in the Downtown core to commute to and from their nice suburban neighborhoods and be forced back into the city.

Why would revitalizing downtown hurt the suburbs? No one’s forcing us to move back downtown.