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Re:Suburban sprawl is stifling the US economy by javert on Sunday March 29, 2015 @01:18AM (#9283982)
As an American who prefers rural living, I prefer not living in a city because my time is valuable. I like being able to go from A to B at 60 miles and hour and not worry about parking. I don't like waiting for busses or subways.

I think suburban living is generally going to be less time-consuming than urban living unless you're doing something dumb, like communting into Los Angles or Washington, D.C.

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Re:Suburban sprawl is stifling the US economy by jmspring on Sunday March 29, 2015 @02:02AM (#9284057)
I'd love rural living, but I've opted for a walkable suburb on the coast. My current job allows me to work at home full time unless I am traveling, and my wife commutes but has a flexible schedule and gets to work at home regularly.

There are times where the diversity of a city would be great, but I don't like the noise, traffic, or public transportation.

In the bay area, BART is ok, Caltrain isn't bad, but Muni? Oy.

Just coming back from a business trip to Tokyo (my first time here), I can see how public transport can be very efficient. That said, even here, I got to over hear some google employees whining about their offices being moved to an area that was mostly business park and not wanting to commute.

No matter where you choose to live, there are personal choices that are part of the calculus.

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Re:Suburban sprawl is stifling the US economy by eropple on Monday March 30, 2015 @01:33AM (#9287808)
It doesn't sound to me like you know urban living all that well at all. In Somerville, MA, I can get anywhere I want to go--stores, work, play, downtown Boston--in thirty minutes by foot or bus or train. I do not worry about places to park, nor do I worry about traffic.

I can, on the other hand, speak to suburban living being as alienating as anything I've ever encountered. Sitting in a car, alone, for an hour a day to go to and from work--time I couldn't spend doing anything of use, be it reading or working or talking to a friend--was the most soul-killing time of my life.

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