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Originally Posted by delts145
A taller Sandy: Growing skyward could shape Sandy's future
Tribune Editorial
Skyscrapers in Sandy? Why not?
... We don't pretend to be urban planners. We only know enough to know that we don't know enough. Clearly, this is a complex undertaking. But it seems to us that if Sandy were to develop a dense downtown core in the south end of the valley, it might provide the opportunity for a large number of people to live closer to where they work. That could reduce commuting, air pollution and fuel consumption.
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Urban planners in Phoenix thought the same thing back in the 1980s and 1990s. They encouraged the development of 5 distinct "villages" around the Phoenix metro area. Instead of people living closer to where they work, it just increased commutes, pollution, fuel consumption and congestion. For some strange reason, most people just don't seem to live near where they work.
If things were like they were 40 years ago and people worked at one job for 30 years at a stretch, then it would make more sense to buy a home close to work, but people change jobs on average 7 times in their careers. Those jobs will be all over the valley, not just near their home.
So, what we'll end up with is a lot of congestion going both ways on I-15 during the rush hours, not just toward or away from downtown SLC.
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