Diigo Bookmarks 05/19/2008 (a.m.)

by Yule Heibel on May 18, 2008

“Pay your voluntary carbon taxes: Move into the fashionable high-rise city,” by John Barber (globeandmail)

Barber’s article links the ideas expressed around the demise of suburbs due to rising fuel costs, the benefits of densifying the cities (by building up, not out), and discussions around carbon taxes. “Meanwhile, the free market is applying its own time-tested solution to the problem of overconsumption, with salutary political as well as social consequences. Hillary Clinton never stooped lower than when she promised a summer ‘gas-tax holiday,’ joining John McCain in the promise. Barack Obama never looked better than when he condemned it.” One answer? Live downtown, preferably on a public transit line.

tags: globeandmail, toronto, carbon_tax, urbanism, cities, condos

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Denver Web Development May 19, 2008 at 2:27 pm: Interesting article, as fuel costs add additional pressure to consumers they will likely look for alternatives, and living in close proximity to your place of work is certainly a model which will increase in attractiveness.

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