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Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods (wapo.st)
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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

I also prefer dense, urban living, but currently not in that situation. Working in tech in a tech hub blue city in a red state. Relatively lower cost of living, but above average pay. But yes, public transportation is almost non-existent, and you have to deal with the state trying to screw your city over all the time because of politics.