Re:We've Built Cities We Can't Afford
by throw0101a on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:39AM
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> If cost of maintaining roads and utilities in typical American suburban pattern is so high that cities can’t afford it, where are all the cities that went bankrupt because of it?
There's often a reduction of services. Some US towns / counties can no longer afford pavement so they're letting roads become gravel:
There's often a reduction of services. Some US towns / counties can no longer afford pavement so they're letting roads become gravel:
* https://www.wired.com/2016/07/cash-strapped-towns-un-paving-...
* https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2009/counties-weig...