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How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 month ago by return2ozma to c/aboringdystopia

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

The two are closely connected.

You can't really build affordable and convenient car-dependent style housing (think single-family suburbs) for everyone because they take too much space. So you'll always end up with the situation where well-located houses are outrageously expensive and you get cheaper by buying something much further out. Essentially people are willing to pay a premium to no have to drive for a long time to get anywhere.

The only reason why conveniently-located suburbs were ever affordable (think 50s or 60s) is because most people back then didn't have a car yet, so the demand wasn't saturated.