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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]you misunderstood me--or I guess I wasn't describing the situation well enough:  I'm not judging whether sprawl, ample parking, convenience, etc, etc... was "better" or "worse".  Just pointing out that suburban folks prioritize different things--just as you say.  The problem is, if you attempt to do "smart growth" or whatever you want to call it, while prioritizing the things that you've enumerated above, you end up with an ineffective muddle:  it turns into a mess.  So I totally agree with you:  different strokes for different folks.  You'll continue to vote for what you like, and the PP above who is hoping that the suburbs turn into individual smart growth centers in their own right is going to be sorely disappointed.   We're too used to doing things in a shitty, sprawling, half-assed way...and we'll continue to do so until the whole wretched mess collapses under it's own weight.  The suburbs cannot retool so long as it's possible to continue to make them worse.  At some point the ride's going to stop, though.  Probably sooner rather than later.[/quote]

I'm not sure why the whole thing has to collapse under its own weight. I can see some of the far out exurbs becoming too expensive to sustain due to the cost of fuel. But unless we tear down existing neighborhoods to build higher density housing, I think you're likely to see more resources be pored into expanding regional public transportation rather than a large movement of populations closer to DC. [/quote]

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