How not to create traffic jams: Don’t let people park for free

Re:How not to create traffic jams: Don’t let people park for... by monk_e_boy on Sunday April 09, 2017 @03:06PM (#14073806)

For me it comes down to my house - I can't sell it as it is worth less than when I purchased it. This is the case for a lot of people since the housing crash.

Also, jobs come and go. Sometimes I'm working close to home, sometimes 40 miles East, sometimes 50 miles north. I guess this is the same for most people. Why move when you're just going to get laid off in a years time?

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Re:How not to create traffic jams: Don’t let people park for... by convolvatron on Sunday April 09, 2017 @09:26PM (#14075370)

i'm not criticizing your personal choices. i'm old and i can't afford to buy so i really screwed up. but as a matter of policy I'm not sure we should be encouraging exurb development by trying to twist transit around that.

more broadly i think the US (whatever combination of govt and industry) has failed to provide well for the guy with a job that wants to invest in property and possibly to raise a family. even with two incomes.

as you say, the promise of job stability is looking increasingly illusory

the job market putting you in a position where you are killing time in traffic for 2+ hours a day is a pretty clear sign of that failure

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