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Old August 17th 06, 11:52 AM posted to rec.autos.driving,alt.planning.urban
George Conklin
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Default Could Rising Gas Prices Kill the Suburbs?


"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
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> >> "Matthew Russotto" > wrote in message
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> >> > 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?
> >> >
> >> > No.
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> >> 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.


Can you just imagine how much LESS competitive USA industry would be if it
had to locate production facilties in NYC? Banks can locate there because
they pay almost nothing on savings and can put the difference into big
buildings to show off their egos.


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