Comments on: Need to Consider Transportation Costs when Choosing “Best Places to Live” http://www.cnt.org/news/2010/08/11/need-to-consider-transportation-costs-when-choosing-%e2%80%9cbest-places-to-live%e2%80%9d/ Sustainable Communities. Attainable Results. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:33:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Bradshaw http://www.cnt.org/news/2010/08/11/need-to-consider-transportation-costs-when-choosing-%e2%80%9cbest-places-to-live%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-62571 Chris Bradshaw Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:09:50 +0000 http://www.cnt.org/news/?p=3453#comment-62571 It would be useful to express transportation savings in terms of the amount of extra mortgage that money could 'carry.' But even that would ignore the assumption that each household needs the same amount of indoor and outdoor space regardless of how far in or out their neighbourhood's location. I find that a household needs less space as one moves in, thanks to more shared facilities (community centres, recreational facilities, and other 'third places'). It would be useful to express transportation savings in terms of the amount of extra mortgage that money could ‘carry.’

But even that would ignore the assumption that each household needs the same amount of indoor and outdoor space regardless of how far in or out their neighbourhood’s location. I find that a household needs less space as one moves in, thanks to more shared facilities (community centres, recreational facilities, and other ‘third places’).

]]> By: Peter Harnik http://www.cnt.org/news/2010/08/11/need-to-consider-transportation-costs-when-choosing-%e2%80%9cbest-places-to-live%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-61775 Peter Harnik Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:12:36 +0000 http://www.cnt.org/news/?p=3453#comment-61775 Super article, well written, well researched. Super article, well written, well researched.

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