• rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I wonder if this will drive migrations patterns in the near future? Certainly US drivers tend to travel pretty far, every day, just to get to work. Will we see a trend of folks relocating to larger towns and cities for smaller or no automotive commute?

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      1 year ago

      Maybe, but how the pressure of gas prices would interact with the cost of housing in areas where it would be possible to ditch or substantially reduce commutes by car is moot. Those areas are already expensive & oversubscribed, and are likely to become much more so as commuting by car becomes more costly.

      If there is less need for city centre office space, cities could embark on building high density housing & amenities, but few cities will want to risk being earlier than others to go down that route.

      I could more easily see an increase in the type of accommodation that exists in places like Hong Kong, with many people sharing a bunk-filled room, or many tiny rooms little bigger than a single bed all sharing a bathroom with the rest of the corridor.

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        1 year ago

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        What an excellent point. I take that to mean infrastructure, specifically things like services. That would be a challenge to overcome especially if these new dwellers were not making more income. I hope bunkhouses do not become a standard, but I think the tiny room idea is pretty nice. I don’t need my own kitchen, either!

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      1 year ago

      They say rich tech people fled to the suburbs during the pandemic so maybe this is how the vacuum fills? Though rents are going up in the city too and housing is pretty tight so maybe no vacuum anywhere:( Need more.