Writing from Berlin, Paul Krugman nicely makes the case that to address the challenges of global warming and a diminishing supply of oil, we have to live more densely.
Any serious reduction in American driving will require more than this — it will mean changing how and where many of us live.
To see what I’m talking about, consider where I am at the moment: in a pleasant, middle-class neighborhood consisting mainly of four- or five-story apartment buildings, with easy access to public transit and plenty of local shopping.
In other words, a lot more like Brookline than Wellesley.
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