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Old August 17th 06, 02:26 AM posted to rec.autos.driving,alt.planning.urban
Baxter
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Default Could Rising Gas Prices Kill the Suburbs?

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"Bill Funk" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:16:46 -0700, "Baxter"
> > wrote:
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> >"George Conklin" > wrote in message
> ink.net...
> >>
> >> "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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> >> T1=8479
> >> > >
> >> > >Could rising gas prices kill the suburbs?
> >> >
> >> > No.
> >>
> >> No because jobs will then move closer to where people live: the

> >suburbs.
> >>

> >Why would they do that? There's less available workforce (per square

mile)
> >in the suburbs than in the city.
> >

> Real estate in a crowded city would be cost-prohibitive, even if
> zoning could be aranged.


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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