Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time
by kshahkshah on Thursday July 14, 2022 @11:16AM
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IMO the heavy state intervention should be massive capital investment into FAST public transportation infrastructure. Make areas further away from city centers viable for commuting and the problem gets largely addressed.
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Re:Manhattan rents cross $5k threshold for first time
by woodruffw on Thursday July 14, 2022 @11:25AM
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Ironically, this was what NYC (technically, pre-NYC) did over 100 years ago -- there was a thriving network of streetcars in Brooklyn[1], which overlap almost exactly with neighborhood density. We then tore them up, leaving just the subway lines and a bus system that traces the vestiges of the old streetcar lines.
Streetcar suburbs[2] not only work, but are imminently sustainable compared to other forms of urban/suburban extension.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_streetcar_lines_in_Bro...