Comments on: Un-utterable: What Would A Depression Look Like In Dallas? http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/11/21/unutterable-what-would-a-depression-in-dallas-look-like/ DallasDirt is a real estate blog with a focus on housing trends, realtor news, and photos of local fabulous homes from the editors of D Magazine Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:22:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lorina http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/11/21/unutterable-what-would-a-depression-in-dallas-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-4130 Lorina Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:49:47 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1565#comment-4130 Thanks for interesting article Thanks for interesting article

]]> By: KJ http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/2008/11/21/unutterable-what-would-a-depression-in-dallas-look-like/comment-page-1/#comment-3724 KJ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:35:19 +0000 http://dallasdirt.dmagazine.com/?p=1565#comment-3724 Candy, your comment about leaving the cars to rust in Frisco is probably not such a remote idea--all puns intended. The suburbs could become ghettos if the economy completely collapses. I would wager that the bulk of the foreclosures in any city are outside the core. I've closely listened to this guy (you probably have too), Christopher B. Leinberger (http://www.brookings.edu/experts/leinbergerc.aspx), at The Brookings Institution. As commodity prices increase, the price of suburban living increases and convenience decreases. The vibrant city cores in Europe are practical in economic terms. Shared walls, mass transit and walking conserve energy--which translates into $$$. Here's a comment from Mr. Leinberger in a piece about Charlotte... "First, I saw the beginning of the end of sprawl. Like much of the rest of the country, the over-production of automobile-driven suburban development at the fringe of your metropolitan area has reached its limits. The combination of outrageous commutes, high gas prices, and the increasing number of consumers preferring a walkable urban way of life have combined to end the geometric increase in land consumption." http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0329_charlotte_leinberger.aspx Here's what he says about Dallas...http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0215_walkable_leinberger.aspx Big D is headed in the right direction should the other D hit. This has already been a long post, but I think many Americans are ill-equipped for the other D. Candy, your comment about leaving the cars to rust in Frisco is probably not such a remote idea–all puns intended. The suburbs could become ghettos if the economy completely collapses. I would wager that the bulk of the foreclosures in any city are outside the core.

I’ve closely listened to this guy (you probably have too), Christopher B. Leinberger (http://www.brookings.edu/experts/leinbergerc.aspx), at The Brookings Institution. As commodity prices increase, the price of suburban living increases and convenience decreases. The vibrant city cores in Europe are practical in economic terms. Shared walls, mass transit and walking conserve energy–which translates into $$$.

Here’s a comment from Mr. Leinberger in a piece about Charlotte…

“First, I saw the beginning of the end of sprawl. Like much of the rest of the country, the over-production of automobile-driven suburban development at the fringe of your metropolitan area has reached its limits. The combination of outrageous commutes, high gas prices, and the increasing number of consumers preferring a walkable urban way of life have combined to end the geometric increase in land consumption.” http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0329_charlotte_leinberger.aspx

Here’s what he says about Dallas…http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0215_walkable_leinberger.aspx

Big D is headed in the right direction should the other D hit. This has already been a long post, but I think many Americans are ill-equipped for the other D.

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