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Old August 17th 06, 08:55 PM posted to rec.autos.driving,alt.planning.urban
Bill Funk
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Default Could Rising Gas Prices Kill the Suburbs?

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 18:26:34 -0700, "Baxter"
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>"Bill Funk" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:16:46 -0700, "Baxter"
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>> >"George Conklin" > wrote in message
>> ink.net...
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>> >> "Matthew Russotto" > wrote in message
>> >> t...
>> >> > In article >,
>> >> > Scott en Aztlán <newsgroup> wrote:
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>>>http://realestate.msn.com/buying/Art...mentid=742526&

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>> >> > >Could rising gas prices kill the suburbs?
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>> >> > No.
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>> >> No because jobs will then move closer to where people live: the
>> >suburbs.
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>> >Why would they do that? There's less available workforce (per square

>mile)
>> >in the suburbs than in the city.
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>> Real estate in a crowded city would be cost-prohibitive, even if
>> zoning could be aranged.

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>The cost of real estate you can pass on to your customers - but if there's
>no (skilled) labor available you can't build your product.
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Yes, you can pass that cost on.
If it prices you out of competition, the land is a blight.
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