Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Stranded in Suburbia
This column by Paul Krugman in yesterday's New York Times appeared in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
That drew this comment from Michael Jentsch at Just One Minute.
Greater Atlanta has roughly the same population as Greater Berlin — but Berlin is a city of trains, buses and bikes, while Atlanta is a city of cars, cars and cars.
And in the face of rising oil prices, which have left many Americans stranded in suburbia — utterly dependent on their cars, yet having a hard time affording gas — it’s starting to look as if Berlin had the better idea.
That drew this comment from Michael Jentsch at Just One Minute.
Funny that Krugman uses Berlin as an example. It is a bit different from other German cities. Just a hint, until 1989 we couldn't really move to the suburbs because there was something in the way.¶ 5/20/2008 07:49:00 AM
