how do economic factors play in to suburb migration as a whole? for me, it was the primary (only?) reason I moved. now we stay bc our jobs are suburban, and we still can't afford a suitable space in the city.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:28 (twelve years ago) link
to add another data point I grew up in the city from ages 0-16 - then we moved to the suburbs, and moved again, both times because my parents wanted more privacy. in our current suburb, we don't know *anybody* on our block though we've lived there for 5 years.
― dayo, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:40 (twelve years ago) link
Personally I'm left-leaning but in general I imagine that there is some sort of correlation between living in the suburbs and being more right wing.
no.
― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:55 (twelve years ago) link
there isn't because cities in america just aren't big enough to contain all the democrats so the law of averages sez no!
― dayo, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 11:57 (twelve years ago) link
right. people in extremely dense urban areas are overwhelmingly liberal, but we have a very limited supply of walkable dense urban housing stock to begin with. if you asked the population of the 'can't afford sf' greater bay area 'given a good public school, affordable housing and job in the city, would you rather live in sf or bay area suburb x?' I'm willing to suggest that the people who'd prefer to live in sf are overall more left-leaning than the people who'd prefer the suburb. that doesn't seem like a particularly radical assumption.
and to jj, laurel pretty much said it but I was referring directly o the subset of people who grew up in a city and moved out specifically because they preferred suburban life to urban life (rather the price, job, etc)
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:19 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think cultural conservatism is as responsible for people moving to the suburbs today
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:21 (twelve years ago) link
er fucking phone one sec
I can accept that people who prefer living in SF lean left, but it's certainly not the case that people who prefer to live in the burbs lean right. Besides, "prefer" is an interesting choice of verb.
― Anakin Ska Walker (AKA Skarth Vader) (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:28 (twelve years ago) link
Jesus Christ, do some of you sleep that much better at night comforted by the smug knowledge that you are so much better than those lousy conservatives huddled with their guns and Palin books out in the suburbs? All I can do is rmde when ILX kicks into another suburbs/urban debate and the smug levels threaten to overtake us all.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:30 (twelve years ago) link
rather: I don't think cultural conservatism is the primary reason people move to the suburbs today, but otoh it's impossible to sketch out the history of American suburban development - which got us on the overwhelmingly car dependent path we're on right now - without talking about white flight and other decisions that were made for 'politically conservative' reasons. that does not mean that everyone in the suburbs is republican obv.
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
one thing i can say about people who live in the suburbs is that theyre *reallllly* sensitive
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
Its not being sensitive for someone to be sick of lazy, inaccurate stereotypes that smug assholes promote to feel better about their life decisions.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:36 (twelve years ago) link
lol I don't sleep well at all, I think our economy is pretty much fucked in when gas hits $7 and I'm not secretly happy about that just cause I live on a subway line right now.
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
*offers jon a tissue*
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
Fuck off max, seriously.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
When is gas going to hit $7?
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:37 (twelve years ago) link
In Hawaii or something?
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
cool jon gets to play the victim card again
― dayo, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
in your lifetime xp
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:38 (twelve years ago) link
can we call him Jon/via/suburb from now on
dayo, go fuck yourself and kindly die. Asshole.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:39 (twelve years ago) link
You too iatee. I hope you all die of cancer.
Assholes.
Fuck this place.
people from the suburbs sound delightful!
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:40 (twelve years ago) link
In my somewhat limited experience, those who are more conservative are paradoxically more likely to live in housing that reflects current trends in suburban housing, or at least new development. It might be a cultural belief that owning a new home (or as the case may be, townhome or condo) is some sort of sign of success, but I think you're more likely to end up with property that has a diminished resale value or poor construction, even compared to older homes that need more maintenance.
I think one of the main factors in suburban growth in my area is less people moving away from the city and more people continuing to move toward the city. I think there's an entire generation of people who were born in small towns, went to college, got jobs in/around the city and live in a suburb. I think the conservatism or cultural background is what led them to chose that living arrangement, but I don't think it's due to a rejection of the city as liberal.
I've mentioned it on other threads, and probably upthread here, but I think that something some areas have done better is a more consolidated tax structure at the county or metro area level that allows cities to be better-resourced. I'm starting to waver on this, mostly because of the enthusiasm for urban living that seems to be growing. Still, people choose suburbs because the city now has high taxes and mediocre schools, but the more growth shifts to the suburbs, the more true that becomes!
― unwarranted display names of ilx (mh), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:41 (twelve years ago) link
If I moved back to the city, I'd want to live in a nice area of the city with lawns and fences and everything. Those exist. There are also shitty, communist-assed apartment complexes in the suburbs. It's true! I think there are very few people in this thread who have any idea what they're talking abot.
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
if you have a lawn you are part of the problem
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
also lol at lawns and fences being "nice" while apartment complexes are "shitty" and "communist-assed"
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
apartment complexes dont have asses
hmm didn't you start the thread about living with rednecks? xp
― iatee, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:44 (twelve years ago) link
I lived in a 70s-vintage apartment complex in the suburbs for nearly five years after college (mostly due to inertia) and it leaned fairly left, as far as I could tell. It also had a nice lawn area and a pool and people met up to play volleyball and stuff.
― unwarranted display names of ilx (mh), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
Lawns are awesome.
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:46 (twelve years ago) link
TS: Running around under a sprinkler on a lawn vs. running around under a fire hydrant in the street.
You can feel free to drop by to weed my flower beds and mow my lawn, people who are into lawns but do not have them, if you like!
― unwarranted display names of ilx (mh), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
I apologize for the ridiulous outburst, just sick of people like max intentionally pushing buttons. Like, iatee didn't deserve any of the ire I threw his way, he is at least able to debate sensibly about this topic. But posters like max, spouting shit just purely to push buttons, annoy me to no end.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:47 (twelve years ago) link
And its 100% not me being pissy because I live in a suburb, I'm pissy about the lazy stereotyping itt. And I don't believe I'm the only one.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:48 (twelve years ago) link
u should move to the city, u'd get a thicker skin
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:49 (twelve years ago) link
what the fuck is your problem?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
How about instead of telling everyone to get a thicker skin, you stop being an asshole?
i dont have a problem, my neighborhood has a walkscore of 92
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:50 (twelve years ago) link
I'm proud of you.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:51 (twelve years ago) link
mine has a walkscore of 69, maybe you should think of the compromises you could make to live in a place with a hilarious walkscore like that.
― unwarranted display names of ilx (mh), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:52 (twelve years ago) link
Seriously max, I want to hash this out. How have I ever offended you? You came into this thread this morning specifically to fuck with me and goad me on? Why?
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:54 (twelve years ago) link
How awesome is it to walk your groceries home?
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:55 (twelve years ago) link
dude, you came into this thread this morning to fuck with yourself, im just along for the ride
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:55 (twelve years ago) link
Do you have to make multiple trips?
"Today'll have to be Milk Day, I guess..."
― kkvgz, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:56 (twelve years ago) link
Postin' up on the ave with a 24-pack of toilet paper on your shoulder. "Hey, Ladies!"
grocery store is a block away!
― max, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 13:57 (twelve years ago) link