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Re:Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones, and Taking... by vertex-four on Saturday September 07, 2019 @12:00PM (#20904595)
OK, here's a question - you say "tiny apartment", but is that really all that exists in the US? In the UK, there's a rather large amount of 2 and 3 bed flats - the one I'm living in is nearly 800 square feet, not unreasonably priced, and we can fit more people than we can reasonably organise to be available at one time.

There's also three parks within 10 minutes' walk, more a short bus ride away, and multiple shops and cafes surrounding us. And we're about 15 minutes by bus from the city centre.

Just saying... the issues the US seems to have with cities seem to mostly be a result of lack of caring about them, not inherent properties of cities.

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Re:Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones, and Taking... by jandrewrogers on Saturday September 07, 2019 @01:19PM (#20905148)
Typical apartments in the US seem to be around 700-800 square feet, with one or two bedrooms, so not "tiny". These may or may not be located in walkable neighborhoods or with easy access to city center, it depends on the city. As an anecdote in Seattle, which is better at this than most cities, I have a one bedroom flat that is almost 1200 square feet and can walk to everything except the airport, for which there is public transit. Not unreasonably priced, though not inexpensive either. There are dozens of bars, restaurants, cafes, etc within a few blocks as well as several shops of all types.
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Re:Workers Are Fleeing Big Cities for Small Ones, and Taking... by perl4ever on Sunday September 08, 2019 @12:03AM (#20908539)
Of course "tiny apartments" are not all that exists in the US. Many apartments are 1000 square feet or larger where I live, especially ones with more than 1 bedroom. Travis Kalanick just bought an apartment in NYC that is around 6700 square feet.

Americans also have parks, buses, shops, and cafes. All the suburbs I have lived in are about 10 minutes from a "city center".

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