[darshings]

I’m currently living in a place a lot like you describe, and I hate it, but for now it’s the only economically feasible option for my family. Walkable neighborhoods in my town are outrageously expensive, and while I could appreciate living in a more rural setting, anything reasonably close to my town that would allow for reasonable commutes is also outrageously expensive. The current economic climate kind of forces people into these suburban hellscapes :/ I would move in a heartbeat if there was an economically viable option.

[stetrain]

> Walkable neighborhoods in my town are outrageously expensive

Yep, bingo. People asking whether we really want these kinds of development only need to look at the price of housing in desirable walkable town centers. The home-buying market craves more of it.

I’m in a fairly small town but the price of a townhouse walkable to downtown is easily double an equivalent single-family detached suburban house a 10 minute drive away.