The author is a civil engineer that got involved with trying to make the budgetary ends meet in his town.
He concludes that the suburban development is easy and cheap to build, but it's too difficult to find the maintenance, which is why we have a huge amount of infrastructure that is falling apart.
He advocates for more sustainable development styles, that depend on less infrastructure, such as neighborhoods that are designed to be walkable for everyday needs.
I agree with him on aesthetic grounds, to me there is nothing worse than the suburban development style where there is nothing to do at your house except drive to big box stores. I want walk ability to my everyday needs, without having to drive. So I don't know about his economic arguments (but trust that he's done his homework), and really I just want more walkable neighborhoods for health and humanity.
The author is a civil engineer that got involved with trying to make the budgetary ends meet in his town.
He concludes that the suburban development is easy and cheap to build, but it's too difficult to find the maintenance, which is why we have a huge amount of infrastructure that is falling apart.
He advocates for more sustainable development styles, that depend on less infrastructure, such as neighborhoods that are designed to be walkable for everyday needs.
I agree with him on aesthetic grounds, to me there is nothing worse than the suburban development style where there is nothing to do at your house except drive to big box stores. I want walk ability to my everyday needs, without having to drive. So I don't know about his economic arguments (but trust that he's done his homework), and really I just want more walkable neighborhoods for health and humanity.