The marketing of suburbia was a lie. Here’s how we can fix it. 

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Poor thing

Everyone hates zoning laws, until they appeal to them to keep something they rather not have next to their house.

​@@WillmobilePlus Nimbys you mean?

As an elected official myself, yes please write and talk to your elected officials. We need you to publicly express your support for zoning reform. Come prepared with a researched and informed goal for what you're looking to achieve. Get a group of your neighbors and friends to go and support with you in a public meeting.

​@@WillmobilePlusThere's a huge difference between "I don't want an industrial chemical plant next to my house" and "I do not want my neighbor building a duplex"

What could be so bad about a small apartment complex, pocket community and or small business in the neighborhood?

😂😂😂 You’re free to get on the NYC subway any time.

The getting a gallon of milk without a car challenge in suburbia. WARNING IMPOSSIBLE

@@WinstonSmithGPTthe subway’s condition is an output of society, its not the subways fault it sucks, it’s society’s fault it sucks.

@@JoeyWheeler-m3s to be fair in more pedestrian friendly countries you would hop down to the shops and buy a qt or 1/2 gallon not a gallon. Carrying that much isn't fun. The shops would be located close to you. You would go more frequently and purchase less, often just what you need for a day. Giant refrigerators aren't a thing most places outside US.

@@xa0wnerx true. However people are not why the subway is extremely old, time did that. Much of the problems are infrastructure related. The subways need updating and repair. Time took a toll. Correct tho the crime is on society as a whole.

These are all good reasons why future malls will not be built but even in the late 80s and early 90s I remember that we had levels of failing malls, as each new mall built would take customers from the previously built ones. Leaving husks of dead commerce in their wake. They over built them trying to create money from nothing. Now due to the reasons you gave they know there is no more money in making more malls because we can just do all the stuff at home.

@@steveftoth they did. As soon as a mall has lost that new mall excitement they moved on. It would have made more sense to renovate the old malls to fit the latest aesthetic than to leave decaying eyesores. I rarely go to a mall as I don't have need but would do yo a well planned out shopping district. I drive to visit yellow springs and have saunte ed through uptown Westerville on a day off. I have no interest in big box stores with asphalt jungles. I remember shopping in the malls of the 70's and 80's. The Christmas displays could be epic. We had a shopping area known as the continent that looked like a French town complete with brick streets lined with shops. Spent quite a few enjoyable days there. I hate Easton and Polaris. They are to sprawled out. You can't walk everything easily. If I have to constantly go out to my car and move store to store I'm not going, especially in winter. Young kids don't like the malls as we did as it's just nothing special. What's special about a movie if they are always available 24/7 on demand? What's the point of going shopping when you can click through endless offerings online in seconds? Why bother to go out to the restaurant when you can order in. Sad really. It's the death of communities. As kids we met up at the mall to game and hang. You had shared experiences with neighbors. Now you don't know the guy nextdoor🤣. I'm not sure it's necessarily a good thing.

​@@steveftoth near the big mall I work close to, there are a lot of hotels and luxury condos being built. The Intercontinental just finished in Bellevue Washington with "Avenue" condo tower next door, and it has a few boutique retail/service sector commercial spaces in the bottom. But basically they know that you can't make money without having people nearby, and giving them a reason to go outside.

I think it helps to think of malls not places but as products. They exist for large national chains and big box stores to extract wealth from the surrounding community. Places are made by the people of the community and generate wealth for that community. Great places are made by many people and as a result, they’re able to adapt and change over time. As you correctly note, malls were unable to do this, because they’re a product.

@@davyjones419 true malls can be a simple product. They can also be placed if designed with the community in mind. If you place nice apartments and condos around a square with shopping and entertainment adding green spaces and seating it is a place and a product in one. Old fashioned malls were places. They were designed with keeping shoppers engaged all day as a focal point. All your needs were met at a mall. Cool air on a hot day, indoor playgrounds on a rainy day, heated streets in winter. Stores had windows like a small town where displays would be put up, often seasonal. Most had senior walking clubs before the stores opened. They served the community. The modern malls almost are that but are to massive and buildings spread far apart. They are not designed for the community but rather as mini cities within the city.

Weird because people like you are the first to take off for them the moment crime visits your gentrified urban neighborhood.

Agreed, they make great points but it's a shame they would not talk about this. Suburbs and suburbian history cannot be done properly without talking about racism..

It was mentioned, but they didn't go deep into it at around the 6:20 mark

They absolutely know. However, there is a population of Americans who would immediately turn off the video when presented with hard to swallow facts.

@@zzz6valvoline facts

This was so disturbing to me.

But the American suburbs were designed initially as a legal segregation zone...... Black were not allowed to move there and if there was a more liberal suburban community that would allow black families, the banks were still not allowed by law to give said family a mortgage...... That doesn't sound like welcome innovations to me.... Also not many people point out that because of the low density of the suburbs, the taxes that are collected have never been adequate to support and pay for the infrastructure and upkeep.... The tax money collected from local cities are collected and redistributed as subsidies to keep the burbs from insolvency

But a higher density also benefits the state as a whole and the major higher density cities that are close to the suburban community...... Almost all of the suburbs in the US are subsidized by the cities in the state by state tax dollars because the low density of the burbs doesn't collect enough money to pay for it's own sprawling infrastructure.... Unless you create more density in the suburbs it will never be able to pay for itself unless it's one of the very small Incorporated towns....

The only reason this is more expansive is because of absolutely abysmal supply and suburbs are heavily subsidized. Before roads and suburbs were subsidized, around 1920?, US was just like any other EU country building high density neighborhoods because it was the only mode of development that made sense and was possible. We are where we are now with "The American Dream" campaign and lobbying of the car manufacturers.

@@phillyvoodooYou have no idea what you are talking about. The cities are crammed with government dependent populations who suck from the suburbs. Businesses are no longer located downtown. They’re in the suburbs.

@@WinstonSmithGPT Populations pay more taxes than a few businesses..... This is not an opinion it's well documented mathematical fact..... It's all over government documentation..... With the exception of a handful of well running suburban municipalities, Most of all of American suburbs are and have always been on the brink of insolvency because of the cost of the infrastructure and the inability to repay the initial build because of the lack of density......

Exactly. It’ll solve affordability too.

Having denser neighborhoods - houses with two - four stories, public transport options , streets with trees, bicycle lanes, shops and offices, bakeries, schools, parks and playgrounds around the corner... Having public services concentrated is much cheaper for all - city's create much more tax revenue than suburbs. The Netherlands are extremely densely populated but they rely less on cars and more on traveling by bike because it makes sense for all and is cheaper. The option to not need a car to get around gives you the freedom to invest your money elsewhere. With car sharing options you'll still be cheaper off while using a car if you want to (for trips).

Yeah, small apartment buildings and rows of townhomes are the housing we need more of.

@@Libertaro-i2u Yes we do in fact, especially since most millenials and older gen z's won't be having kids. No need for the full suburban home. Mentioned groups also prefer city living.

@@Robertking1996 Even most families really don't need more than 150 square meters or so, and singles and couples could easily get away with around 20 to 60 square metres. These above figures grant more than enough room for 1-4 bedrooms, 1-2.5 baths, relatively commodious living rooms and decent closet storage.

Who said college life is great? Not everything needs to be walkable, but cheap or free, fast, public transport has the same impact of making things seem close when they might not be. I don't need to be able to walk to the grocery store, but it would be cool to have a hyper loop sort of public transport within walking distance, with a bunch of different retail hubs at different stops minutes away.

​@@windowlicker4865 walking is better than waiting for an overcrowded train or standing at the bus stop for God knows how long

@@windowlicker4865shops and offices being close to homes costs both government and individuals less money than building a hyperloop to get the same economic activity.

Being able to walk in your neighborhood seems like so essential, it's unfathomable to me that people only now seem to see a problem with missing safe crossings, sidewalks or shortcuts to be able to walk to a playground or school with your kids. I'm from Germany and walked to elementary school (~10 minutes) with my sister, because it was so safe. And it definitely shaped me - created a sense of freedom and independence.

Good luck getting rid of the internet. Folk have chosen it over the mall

@@Casmige They failed to adapt....... With a new entity vying for the same attention they never created something of a more social value to compete. As you said the malls were gathering places back in the day, and as such more attention should have been given to the non shopping entertainment value..... I personally believe there is still much value left in the mall experience in the United States. It just has to be more of a mixed used social entertainment third place.......

People used to have "discretionary income" now just the basic expenses of living takes up a larger % of income - leaving less to spend on "going out"

Not only am I a former mall rat(80s,90s,2000s) I worked in retail for years and loved it! A lot of that traffic has gone to lifestyle centers, which are still doing pretty good, and outlet malls are now in more convenient locations. Also, personally I like art museums but that’s probably not an every weekend thing.

came here for this comment. The tone deafness required to champion Mueller as an example of reform while whistling past the graveyard that is gentrification. This is why people refute limousine liberal ideas, they fundamentally lack credibility even if they come from the correct policy position in the macro.

Mueller has affordable houses for people making under 80% of MFI. They actually had 2 houses leave the program because no one was in line to take them meaning no one is even signing up for the affordable program. It sells a 600k house for 200k subsidized by the state

Its an example of what can and should be built into our existing suburbs to improve affordability and equity.

Whats wrong with community?

During monsoon / flood season. With climate change, some places get more water than they are used to, (formerly temperate places become more subtropical) while formerly warm places can become more desert-like, and start having scarce water.

That root problem being? Lemme guess. Capitalism and the patriarchy?

@@paganlecter6819 NIMBYs, HOAs, zoning laws against undesirables.

@@generictesterHow many migrants have you invited into your home?

white. flight.

Because of the propaganda by the political parties, which includes massive amounts of political advertising and distortions by special interests, there are basic misunderstandings about what is progressive in the US and what is conservative. Looking at basic facts, many so called progressive areas in the US are fairly conservative. And several so called conservative US areas use ideas which come from the left. I could give many examples. Instead we have propaganda which falsely tries to fit everyone into 2 extremely opposed buckets.

Many so called progressive areas in the US have fairly conservative ideas. And several so called conservative US areas can use ideas which come from the left. Everyone in the US is not divided into 2 extremely opposed buckets.

@@bb1111116 Not at all. In a way, we all want the same things in life.

In fact they never claimed that

E-commerce isn’t even 16% of all retail sales - even today. Try again…

Now go build something in holy San Francisco.

The downside of inclusivity, though, is there needs to be a point where can say "No, probably shouldn't compromise to the point of including [fascists, extremists, etc.]." Some people when they're included, end up being like "Thanks, now I can corrupt/sabotage/subvert you from the inside." That's what happened to Republicans in their desperation to fight against shifting demographics.

The talk of carbon footprint, ecology, green spaces etc reflects their expertise not their political party.

@@kusheran They don't look and sound lefties to you?

@@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV I wish that was the case, I've been politically independent for many years but I had to switch due the the extreme general ignorance on everything science, medicine, psychology and neurodiversity alongside the unbelievable level of magical thinking and conspiracy theory within the right wing (especially the base). So yes, it's very unfortunate but it's not the case anymore, the right wing is on a slippery slope and may lose many more elections to come due to that rotten electoral base (primaries) and that backward rural culture, not to mention the new generations that are nothing like their conservative unhinged magical crazy parents, they are very different and much more modern

Actually, for a lot of suburbs, there are quite a few restrictions on what you can build and where you can build it. Minimum house and lot sizes, restrictions on multifamily houses, limits on where commercial buildings can be built, etc. That's part of the problem.

Solutions to the people's problems come from the people, the government solves problems that the government has... So... You need to make the people's problems a government one. Young people need to stop buying anything bigger than a van to live in.... Stop being chumps... When demand goes down, prices go down and the government will panic about generations of kids living a van life and will pass new laws to encourage them to settle down... Make the housing crisis an actual crisis for government, get the news covered in stories of young couples living in vans. Pitching tents on the lawns of rentals they can't afford will do more than their endless online complaining, 'fix it for me government!' :D

“Outside Houston” And how long can we expect to continue to build outside of places?

I see it as a way to get the conversation started. They are providing real life proof of concept. As the popularity and market demand grows, someone can step in and work on the cost issue. Builders are focused on the sweet spot of "mass/affluent" consumers. Perhaps government needs to start subsidizing housing for the common man??😊❤

The houses are so expensive because they are in a desirable location. When small towns consolidated to cities and their metros you have cheaper housing on the outskirts that become the metro area. This is solved by towns having dense areas, that way you have many towns with dense walkable areas that are affordable.

It can't happen naturally because it's illegal. There are various regulations that don't allow this kind of development. I agree though. It would be great to allow people to develop properties independently.

Yeah if you live in suburbia that would definitely be true because of high cost of car ownership. If your car breaks down good luck walking an hour each day to get to your local Walmart or whatever big box grocery store you got lmao

Currently, you own something and the government dictates the home size, lot size, parking size.... etc etc. Get rid of government regulations. Get rid of parking minimums. Get rid of single family zoning. As an American, I love freedom. I want to choose what to do with my property.

@@zzz6valvoline exactly

100% LOL

How about normal residents sick of government regulation? All I want is the freedom to do what I want with the property I own. I don't want government regulated minimum lot size. I don't want government regulations preventing me from opening a neighborhood coffee shop. I don't want the government forcing me to include parking. That should be my risk to take. The red tape is infuriating. No more government regulation.

Why shouldn’t architects do there jobs?

It's got less to do with the development companies themselves than it does with the Zoning that exists (unless you count lobbying for said Zoning)

Sir....this is a Wendy's

@@pallasydoor7116”their”, Apparently your teachers didn’t do their jobs either…🤦‍♂️

@@Casmige thanks for the correction.

Cats need to stay in their houses and yards so the birds can feel safe!! :D

@@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTV i prefer cats following their instincts than migrants eating cats and dogs. cats are cool

@@rickandmorty4-ever61 Really? Whose cat or dog has been eaten by migrants?

@@rickandmorty4-ever61 Who had their cat or dog eaten? :D

@@EveryoneWhoUsesThisTVwhat's with the :D

ew

Nothing wrong with that. Sounds awesome. But don't force Americans in your neighborhood from doing the exact same thing. Condos, townhouses, cute family coffee shop should all be legal.

@@zzz6valvoline there is something wrong with it

@@MAL1GNANT What's wrong with a big beautiful house?

@@zzz6valvoline waste of space and bad logistics