tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post4478000739211914786..comments2024-01-05T14:03:34.310-05:00Comments on CityKin: Suburban Midlife CrisisCityKinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-66531023947187315212008-04-04T10:58:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:58:00.000-04:00^I like the house analogy. That gives me an idea ...^I like the house analogy. That gives me an idea for an old sturdy brick house vs newer stick house post. Vinyl windows and siding have a limited lifespan, and furnaces and kitchens often need replacing by then too.CityKinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068481950069401281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-15459440723399186322008-04-04T10:04:00.000-04:002008-04-04T10:04:00.000-04:00I think this is true on a micro level as well. My ...I think this is true on a micro level as well. My experience as a suburbanite is that 30 years is also the point at which ricky-ticky houses start to need serious repairs. My house and I are both middle-aged: we're starting to show our age, we're starting to develop chronic conditions that can be managed but not cured.<BR/><BR/>It occurs to me that, to push this analogy further, exurban McMansions are equivalent to trophy wives. They're young and flashy. <BR/><BR/>Blue Ash MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-18353985005749613352008-04-04T09:22:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:22:00.000-04:00I found this part most interesting."the real wild ...I found this part most interesting.<BR/><BR/>"the real wild card in this discussion is automobile subsidies. All of these places, especially DuPage, were built in a 40-year window of low gas prices and massive federal automotive subsidies (especially roads) that won't return."<BR/><BR/>I would agree with that. The oil and auto industry have bent American transportation to their business interests for the last 80 years. Since then, how many good transportation ideas have been squashed in favor of roads, highways, a car for every driver, hour-long commutes, etc?hellogerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622511359833376849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6782792124434572025.post-62398923080803199112008-04-04T09:18:00.000-04:002008-04-04T09:18:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.hellogerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622511359833376849noreply@blogger.com