US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive

Started by jason10006

over 17 years ago

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But real estate NEVER goes down. "...The government looking at expanding a pioneering scheme in Flint, one of the poorest US cities, which involves razing entire districts and returning the land to nature. Local politicians believe the city must contract by as much as 40 per cent, concentrating the dwindling population and local services into a more viable area...." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/5516536/US-cities-may-have-to-be-bulldozed-in-order-to-survive.html

Response by lowery

over 17 years ago

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I'm all in favor of razing cities and returning them to nature. Anyone have ideas on where else to get out the bulldozer and "go green"?

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Response by Riversider

over 17 years ago

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US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive

This was already posted. Cities retrenching so that resources like garbage collection and road maintenance become more efficient makes a ton of sense. Score one for Obama.

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Response by lowery

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I didn't see it before. Things spring to mind - potential parklands, potential farmlands......

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Response by nyc10023

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Death to exurbs.

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Response by drdrd

over 17 years ago

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I'd not seen it either & it does make a lot of sense. The idea was always to own your own home & sprawl, sprawl, sprawl & now the commutes are painful & the planet is dying & this makes great sense.

US cities may have to be bulldozed in order to survive

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