One of the keys to high population density is the availability of essentials, like food, in every neighborhood. that means small shops, which means high overhead, therfore higher prices. Once the population is accustomed to shopping for everything at the Walmart superstore, they aren't going to like paying realistic prices for food and other goods, hence, it will never sell.
On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 6:13 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Because you were fed a bill of goods when your cities were designed. > At some point we need to take a hard look at our suburbs, they're energy > hungry and not population dense enough to be efficient. As we transition > from gasoline/diesel cars to whatever comes next higher population density > will help us increase energy efficiency. With luck we can do it without > transitioning to Soviet era drab. Places like the No. Ho. arts district and > San Francisco give me hope. > > Anywhere that relies upon buses for mass transit doesn't... > > -Curt > -- OK Don "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin 1775 "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." - Benjamin Franklin 1789 2013 F150, 19 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
