What American City has gone down hill the most in the last 10 years?
Aug 3rd, 2005, 01:33 AM
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I'd say any city who is the victim of suburban sprawl. Now all the major businesses that use to have offices centrally located are scattered into the countryside. This causes more traffic and pollution (because there is no reliable public transportation).
Aug 3rd, 2005, 08:56 AM
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I'd also say suburban sprawl needs to be redefined in the reality of what exists today around the mega-cities.
My town is a city in its own right and it, like many of its neighbors, has increasing and increasing density. The density is increasing vertically too, as well as horizontally.
We have our own "downtowns" and they do not have business entities all spread out in various stringed groups at all.
We have train stations as centers of these downtowns, but train service in the Midwest is variable.
Several suburbs of Chicago are larger than the "cities" in Europe that are primary tourists attractions.
Many, many people in my suburb never, ever take a train to Chicago, or drive to downtown Chicago for any reason whatsoever. They do not make their living nor give back to that larger entity.
My town is a city in its own right and it, like many of its neighbors, has increasing and increasing density. The density is increasing vertically too, as well as horizontally.
We have our own "downtowns" and they do not have business entities all spread out in various stringed groups at all.
We have train stations as centers of these downtowns, but train service in the Midwest is variable.
Several suburbs of Chicago are larger than the "cities" in Europe that are primary tourists attractions.
Many, many people in my suburb never, ever take a train to Chicago, or drive to downtown Chicago for any reason whatsoever. They do not make their living nor give back to that larger entity.
