Indeed, that’s also partially a problem outside of the US in more rural parts of many countries. If governments made moving closer to the city center more compelling then I’m sure that lots of people would do so naturally with time. But that would require some actual thought, lots of planning, time and money. It’s not easy to un-fuck decades of bad city planning, especially in the US with it’s myriad of other, connected problems.
Indeed, that’s also partially a problem outside of the US in more rural parts of many countries. If governments made moving closer to the city center more compelling then I’m sure that lots of people would do so naturally with time. But that would require some actual thought, lots of planning, time and money. It’s not easy to un-fuck decades of bad city planning, especially in the US with it’s myriad of other, connected problems.