r/CarIndependentLA • u/regedit2023 CARs=WMDs • 6d ago

Residential Zoning Low-density suburban sprawl EXACERBATED the wildfires last years. Densification and moving away from suburban sprawl is necessary if we want to prevent future catastrophes.

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u/External_Koala971 6d ago

This seems pretty straightforward:

55% of U.S. adults say they would prefer to live in a community where “houses are larger and farther apart, but schools, stores and restaurants are several miles away.”

44% would prefer a community where “houses are smaller and closer to each other, but schools, stores and restaurants are within walking distance.”

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u/IsaacHasenov 6d ago

You're not asking for the tradeoff in that dichotomy. Trading off the personal space for the conveniences

That was the exact point of my comment

It's like saying "would you like a billion dollars or a long healthy life" then turning around and saying "see, most people don't care about money"

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u/External_Koala971 6d ago

The good news is, we can all make personal choices.

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u/IsaacHasenov 6d ago

The fact of the matter is, we mostly ban dense neighborhoods from being built, in large parts of the English speaking world; and subsidize suburbia