The city is obsolete in the era of WFH. Let these unnatural aberrations recede. Humans were meant to live in small tribes and we see how their programming breaks down in cities rampant with crime and antisocial behavior.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-06-07/is-new...
> The city is obsolete in the era of WFH
The first thing I did after negotiating WFH is to move to a dense neighborhood of NYC (soon).
> Demand for nicer living conditions
I am. I want to walk down to local markets & restaurants. I want to go anywhere in the city without exposing myself to the main cause of youth death (cars). When I am travel to another part of town, I'd rather absentmindedly read a book, than be stuck paying attention in bumper2bumper traffic.
I want 100s of activities, cuisines & communities to be at my disposal when I want to access them. I don't want to have to ferry my future children around everywhere. I would much prefer a big bustling park with trees like Boston Common or Central Park, than a lousy unsustainable private mound of grass.
I love fresh air & low noise pollution. I wonder what's causing them. Can't be the folks in cars commuting from their beautiful suburbs can it ? [1] [2] [3]
Why do people think that cities have to concrete jungles with no social life & huge amounts of crime. Cities (esp. NYC) are safer than almost everywhere in the US. Having friends & tons of activities nearby encourages social behavior and having parks be in shared spaces means that they continue to be well funded and environmentally sustainable means you can be a lot more ambitious about the kind of big trees and gardens that can have.
[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20230102070924/https://www.nytim...
Also, suburbs have provably less pollution and noise.
Normal countryside villages are disgusting to you?
Ironically, the most desirable villages build densely around a small core and the farms spread out radially around the village itself.
[1] https://www.roadaffair.com/most-beautiful-villages-in-the-wo...