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Originally posted by chizzle
So you do agree then that we are crowded and overpopulated? or not?
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Studies, (i'm trying to locate them) have shown that urban sprawl is happening but it isn't encroaching on the National Parks. There is still plenty of space here inside the US to develop other cities. Go to the Bureua of Land Management and you will find that just in the Western United States there is still plenty of undeveloped land.
I know some people who commute from Pennsylvania all the way to New York City taking about 2.5 hours of commuting time daily. I know some others on Long Island who do about the same level as well. Both of them stated to me their choice was because cost of home ownership and quality of life, but their incomes were based on NYC salaries because they could not secure local employment.
There are also cases of people in the San Francisco area who drive about 4 hours daily to commute to their jobs. So yes, there is urban sprawl. Yes, there is crowding, but I would not say that NYC or SF is overcrowded or overpopulated.
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