The Reagan White House moved to lower tax rates for developers in the 1980s and then years of low interest rates glutted downtowns with office buildings. Time's up.
Most downtowns are built for commuters rather than residents. They forced out residents in favor of building higher cost commercial real estate. What residential buildings there is targets only the highest incomes. No surprise they are struggling.
Hear me out, and this might sound crazy: but what if we build walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods with shops, parks, and libraries? That way people will boost local economy instead of getting into car and driving to centralized locations like Walmart or malls?
looks like fuckcars is here 🙄 /s (HERE. Pointing out a joke like I’m on reddit for the smoothbrained reactionaries over on fuckcars that need it spelled out for them.)
But I do wish they would focus more on the “building walkable cities and the benefits thereof” and less on “IF YOU OWN A CAR YOU EAT BABIES” bullshit they like over there. Shitposting with a theme, I guess.
EDIT: man even if I make a lighthearted joke about it you little whiny babies downvote me en mass like that shit matters on lemmy because AAARGH CARBRAIN MUST BE NEUTRALLIZED.
Most downtowns are built for commuters rather than residents. They forced out residents in favor of building higher cost commercial real estate. What residential buildings there is targets only the highest incomes. No surprise they are struggling.
Hear me out, and this might sound crazy: but what if we build walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods with shops, parks, and libraries? That way people will boost local economy instead of getting into car and driving to centralized locations like Walmart or malls?
That sounds like some of that communist soci-libral nazism to me, for sure for sure /s
We had that. We bulldozed it.
You must be talking about that liberal agenda to make communist “15 minute cities!”
I mean, what kind of healthy life are you trying to live?
Not today, bill gates!!
looks like fuckcars is here 🙄 /s (HERE. Pointing out a joke like I’m on reddit for the smoothbrained reactionaries over on fuckcars that need it spelled out for them.)
But I do wish they would focus more on the “building walkable cities and the benefits thereof” and less on “IF YOU OWN A CAR YOU EAT BABIES” bullshit they like over there. Shitposting with a theme, I guess.
EDIT: man even if I make a lighthearted joke about it you little whiny babies downvote me en mass like that shit matters on lemmy because AAARGH CARBRAIN MUST BE NEUTRALLIZED.
Aw, man, two thirds through your comment I upvoted you cuz I felt bad your joke got taken wrong.
But the winge-fest in the edit… Dude sometimes a joke doesn’t land, take the L.
Lol, why. It’s more fun poking the beehive. Especially one as sensitive as they.