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We have gone from a world of concentrated knowledge and wisdom to one of distributed ignorance. And we know and understand less while being increasingly capable." -Prof. Peter Cochrane, formerly of BT Labs |
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Report on "Job Sprawl" misses a few key facts |
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Written by Brian Austin
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Monday, 06 April 2009 |
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A recent report by the Brookings Institute paints "job
sprawl" as a menace is disingenuous at best. While the report laments
the exfiltration of jobs from the city center it fails to recognize the
benefits both in quality of life and environmental impact.
Key Points:
Jobs are moving out of the city to where the people are. Meaning
shorter commutes and less time idling in traffic which is one of the most
polluting activities.
Job exfiltration is a straw man for the more alarming concern over the
exfiltration residents. The article falsely assume that if more jobs were
in the city more workers would choose to live closer to town. This is not
the case. Atlanta, GA is a perfect example.
The argument that job sprawl is bad for the economic health of the
nation is false. There is no evidence that the distribution of jobs
throughout a metro area have a negligible impact on either job creation or
worker productivity.
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