My Suburbia
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Here's what it means: As gentrification and ever rising housing prices drive lower income people out of cities and into suburbs, we'll see more tension and conflict between newcomers and people who say "we were here first. Suburban politics will change dramatically over time. Democrats assuming they can win some state legislative seats and have a say in redistricting will pick up more and more suburban seats around the country as their districts become more and more diverse despite running a campaign with no new ideas, Jon Ossoff came relatively close to winning in suburban Atlanta mainly because the trends and demographics are changing.
That also means frustrated suburban whites not counting the elites there by choice may start to resemble frustrated whites in the Rust Belt, potentially making them receptive to demagogues from both parties Trump's message of returning to a better time but also Sanders' message of screw the rich. The myth that all - or even most - suburban public schools are great will be shattered, bringing more charter school networks and education reform fights to the suburbs.
Right now, when people spend hours commuting every single day and pay high property taxes for the privilege of doing so, they can't live with the notion that their kids' schools are anything other than spectacular. But many of the challenges that plague rural and urban schools plague suburban schools too and the mania over too much homework and too much testing in the suburbs will only hasten the decline , making the suburbs an even less appealing choice for some.
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Commuter rail systems will become an even bigger political hot button than urban mass transit. In New York, the Long Island Rail Road has gotten so bad, transit officials have asked people to start working from home.
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Political leaders will feel more pressure to allocate more and more funding to commuter rails, taking the current political divide in many states of rural areas resenting cities the way downstate Illinois hates Chicago and turning it into a rural vs suburban dynamic instead. Or browse results titled:. Great Wight New York.
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Canadians love living in the suburbs, so why aren’t we building more of them?
Besides being easier on the budget, the Suburban Dream also aligns perfectly with what most families actually want. In the most recent survey of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. The suburbs also seem to improve your mood. Work published earlier this year by University of British Columbia economist John Helliwell finds a strong correlation among lower housing prices, lower-density housing and selfreported happiness.
Yes, commuting times can be brutal, and suburban residents may consume more energy per capita than city dwellers, but the situation isn't universally grim.
According to Infinite Suburbia, a global research project seeking to change professional opinions about the suburbs, low-density living offers not only congenial and affordable housing for the masses but also some unheralded environmental and social benefits. Suburban backyards, for example, provide a greater diversity of species and habitat than some natural ecosystems. These ample landscapes also permit better wetland protection than dense, paved-over urban areas.
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And despite claims that the suburbs are endless, soul destroying rows of homogeneity, the Canadian experience proves them to be lively and welcoming destinations that are especially attractive to minority and immigrant families seeking upward mobility and their share of our collective national dream. The suburbs make people very happy.
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