Reply #20: I'd drive a lot less if they let us [View All]

[Vulture]

Seriously. The city planners up here in northern California strenuously object to the idea of high density construction or anything that would turn the region even slightly urban. They vigorously force suburban sprawl and then wonder why public transportation is an abject failure. Those kinds of self-contradictory positions are killing us. I'd love to live in an urban neighborhood, but there is nothing around to speak of, just vast mandated suburbs.

These days I actually work at home most days, and I've always walked the half-mile to the grocery store, so my driving footprint is pretty minimal. I hate commuting, and avoid it when at all practical. Fortunately, the internet is finally at a stage where this is a reasonable possibility.