Comments on: McMansions: Unsustainable Housing Meets Unsustainable Finance

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:20:23 +0000

If you enjoyed this kick in the pants, it is worth checking into the book Eco Cities:Rebuilding American Cities in Balance with Nature by Richard Registar. He introduces a wonderful model for moving away from suburbia into sustainable communities.

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:21:51 +0000

Suburbs started with small house close to the city in neighborhoods that were often served by mass transit — remember the for-profit trolley systems that the anti-mass transit corporations bought and shut down?

By: rubicon418

rubicon418 — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:02:45 +0000

I’m sick of suburban cheerleaders championing the soviet-bloc strawman, without even having set foot in an actual in-city neighborhood.

By: everythingsgonegreen

everythingsgonegreen — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:09:51 +0000

That Kunstler talk was so perfect that you made me order a used copy of ‘The Geography of Nowhere’… this guy speaks the truth. Thanks :)

By: Kato Grissman

Kato Grissman — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:07:47 +0000

odograph… indeed. Apartments are not always the idea. Tradidtional suburbs are in fact quite excellent. What matters is some space for freedom, but still not relying 100% on the car. That’s the idea!

By: odograph

odograph — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:13:07 +0000

McMansions are now found in the suburbs, but suburbs grew up without them. In fact the ‘burbs started with small houses and lots we’d call sustainable today … room for a garden, some fruit trees, maybe chickens.
The problem with urban haters is that they want to make one particular lifestyle (everybody in an apartment) the rule. And then you’ve got to find a farmer’s market for those tomatoes.